Cartier, Jacques
"Bref récit et succincte narration de la navigation faite en MDXXXV et MDXXXVI" is a literary work published in 1545. Written likely by Jacques Cartier's secretary Jehan Poullet, it chronicles Cartier's second voyage to the St. Lawrence Valley and his encounters with the St. Lawrence Iroquoian peoples. This firsthand exploration account documents the journey from Belle Isle to Hochelaga and a harsh winter in Stadacona, providing the historical documentation for the name Canada itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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