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Map of La Vérendrye’s western explorations, 1730s and 1740s

Caption: Map of La Vérendrye’s western explorations, 1730s and 1740s

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye (1685-1749) charted large areas of the Prairies during the 1730s and 1740s, unsuccessfully searching for the fabled Northwest Passage that linked the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.