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	The Virtual Museum of New-France: Jacques Cartier
		On March 19, 1534, Cartier was assigned the mission of "undertaking the voyage of this kingdom to the New Lands to discover certain islands and countries where there are said to be great quantities of gold and other riches".
		Cartier had to return to harbour on the Saint-Charles river, where he found that relations with the Iroquois had become more acrimonious.
		Cartier admitted the death of Donnacona, but claimed that the others "had remained in France where they were living as great lords; they had married and had no desire to return to their country".
	www.civilization.ca /vmnf/explor/carti_e2.html (1018 words)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Cartier defended the government’s policy, nevertheless, against the opposition, which reproached it for postponing the discussion of important questions, such as the secularization of the clergy reserves and the abolition of seigneurial tenure.
		Cartier became the advocate of a federation of the provinces of British North America because it appeared to him the best way of extrication from the political difficulties of the period, created especially by the question of representation by population.
		Cartier realized that Lower Canada could not hold out indefinitely against rep by pop, and that acceptance of it would not have as many disadvantages in a federative state: several areas important for French Canadians, such as education and justice, would be dependent on a local legislature.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=39006 (7285 words)

	Jacques Cartier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cartier was born in 1491 in Saint-Malo, a small village of the duchy of Brittany, which would later become incorporated to France in 1532.
		Cartier was part of a respectable family of mariners.He also improved his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-owning family.
		Cartier's particular contribution to the "discovery of Canada" is as the first European to penetrate the continent, and more precisely the interior eastern region along the St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jacques_Cartier (1856 words)

	Jacques Cartier - MSN Encarta
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), French explorer and mariner, discoverer of the St. Lawrence River, born in Saint-Malo.
		Cartier called the hill Mont Réal (Mount Royal), from which the name of the city of Montréal is derived.
		After spending the winter in Stadacona, Cartier sailed for France on a course south of Newfoundland, and for the first time passed through what is now called Cabot Strait.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761566504/Cartier_Jacques.html (313 words)

	European Explorers: Jacques Cartier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jacques Cartier was a sea captain born in St. Malo, France in 1491.
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), in 1534 received a royal commission from the French king "to discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold, and other precious things, are to be found."13 Cartier had two ships and 61 men.
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), in 1534 received a royal commission from the French king "to discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold, and other precious things, are to be found."(DCB.) Cartier had two ships and 61 men.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/excartier.htm (400 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacques Cartier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Cartier, however, persisted in setting sail for France, and the issue of Roberval's attempts at colonization afterwards justified the conduct of the discoverer of Canada.
		The King of France, as solicitous as was Cartier himself for the safety of Roberval, resolved to send an expedition to his relief.
		Cartier assumed command of this expedition, and hence his fourth voyage (1543) of which we have no details.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03392b.htm (477 words)

	Cartier
		Jacques Cartier was born in the seaport of Saint Malo, France.
		Cartier hoped that his prisoners would tell him where their gold mine was located, but there really was no gold mine.
		Cartier never found the Northwest Passage, but his explorations served as a basis for the French claims in the rich St. Lawrence Valley and led to many future expeditions by France to Canada.
	library.thinkquest.org /J002678F/jacques_cartier.htm (405 words)

	European Explorers: Jacques Cartier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jacques Cartier was a sea captain born in St. Malo, France in 1491.
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), in 1534 received a royal commission from the French king "to discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold, and other precious things, are to be found."13 Cartier had two ships and 61 men.
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557), in 1534 received a royal commission from the French king "to discover certain islands and lands where it is said that a great quantity of gold, and other precious things, are to be found."(DCB.) Cartier had two ships and 61 men.
	www.stemnet.nf.ca /CITE/excartier.htm (392 words)

	Daniel Cartier, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
		Daniel Cartier emerged in the '90s as a serious up-and-coming singer/songwriter with guts and an ability to impress fans and musicians alike with his passionate performances and sincere songwriting.
		Cartier's music is sometimes tender, sometimes frantic, and usually supported nicely by his acoustic guitar playing, causing frequent comparisons to Jeff Buckley, Ani DiFranco, and other singer/songwriters of his day.
		Cartier was born June 25, 1969, and grew up in Exeter, NH, where he developed a deep love of music as a child while listening to '70s and '80s artists like Patti Smith, Blondie, and the Cars.
	www.emusic.com /artist/11569/11569678.html (664 words)

	Discoverers Web: Jacques Cartier
		Cartier explored the bay, being disappointed that it was not the straight to China he had hoped it to be.
		Cartier climbed a mountain he called Mount Réal (royal mountain), and was appointing when he saw the rapids a bit upriver, which told him that this was not the passage to China.
		Cartier spent the rest of his life in St.-Malo and his nearby estate, and died in 1557, aged 66.
	www.win.tue.nl /cs/fm/engels/discovery/cartier.html (805 words)

	Cartier, Cartier Watches, Cartier Watch, Cartier Tank Watch, Cartier Watch Company
		Cartier was founded in Paris by Louis-Francois Cartier, son of a powder horn maker.
		Cartier's jewelry was characterized by a light, airy touch, in contrast to the overly formal and overwrought ornaments of the period.
		It was also during this period that Cartier began adding its own reference numbers to the watches it sold, usually by stamping a four-digit code on the underside of a lug.
	www.demesy.com /histories/cartier.html (745 words)

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		Cartier was born in the seaport of St. Milo and studied navigators.
		Cartier met a group of Iroquois Indians who told him that precious jewels and metals could be found father northwest.
		Cartier’s men brought a supply of corn which was probably the first corn ever seen in Northern Europe.
	www.sd84.k12.id.us /FarmStid/explorers/cartier.htm (341 words)

	Empire of the Bay: Jacques Cartier
		Cartier lost 25 men to scurvy and, when the climate improved, he hastily headed back to France.
		War in Europe postponed Cartier's next voyage until 1541, when he was assigned to accompany a nobleman, Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval, to establish a French colony and counter Spanish North American claims.
		Shortly after another harsh North American winter ended, Cartier gathered what he believed to be an abundant stash of gold and diamonds found by his crew and abandoned the base.
	www.pbs.org /empireofthebay/profiles/cartier.html (332 words)

	Manitoba Community Profiles - Community Profile:R.M. of Cartier
		Cartier was incorporated as a municipality in 1914.
		Cartier is most notably known for his efforts in persuading Quebec to join the Canadian federation.
		The rich plain where Cartier is located was known long ago by the fur traders and explorers who recorded and mapped their way across Manitoba.
	www.communityprofiles.mb.ca /cgi-bin/csd/index.cgi?id=4610043 (528 words)

	Cartier
		Cartier were unique among wristwatch designers and manufacturers because they owned their own retail outlets and were therefore able to stay abreast of changing fashion trends.
		Cartier were a major influence in persuading the Parisian aristocracy to accept the idea of wristwatches for men.
		Today, Cartier's best-sellers include the classic "Tank"; the hot new "Tank Francaise", a sports watch similar in concept to the Santos; the "Pasha", which has become a very watch for ladies; and the "Panther" which features a highly distinctive bracelet available in 18K gold, stainless steel and gold, or stainless steel.
	www.watch-clone.com /cartier_watches.html (1211 words)

	Kings Park Elementary
		Cartier set sail with two ships and landed on an island near the coast of Newfoundland twenty days later.
		Cartier was disappointed that the bay was not the route to China.
		Jacques Cartier died at the age of 66 in 1557, on his estate in St. Malo, France.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /KingsParkES/technology/bios/cartier.htm (490 words)

	Cartier Watches, cartier watch, cartier tank, cartier roadster, cartier santos, pasha , tank francaise In Stock Next ...
		Cartier wristwatches were produced with movements by Jaeger, Vacheron, Le Coutre, Cartier itself and The European Watch and Clock Co. These watch cases were manufactured in Paris, Geneva, London and New York, and each branch was responsible for the production of their own wristwatches.
		Cartiers wristwatches were fast becoming the status symbol of the rich, and people became eager to purchase all the unique models that were being manufactured.
		Cartier were still able to go back to their original designs and simply adapt the movements to quartz.
	cartier.watchfinder.co.uk (2099 words)

	Cartier Watches - Orolus.com
		Founded in 1847 by Louis-Franois Cartier, the “House of Cartier” was originally a jewelry boutique.
		Cartier watches are always focused on the relationship between form and movement, aesthetics and "savoir-faire", technique and art.
		Cartier continues to harness each new skill and talent to combine tradition and innovation.
	www.orolus.com /cartier.shtml (205 words)

	Jacques Cartier
		When Cartier sailed farther up the gulf and into the Bay of Gaspé, he and his men were greeted warmly by a group from the Iroquoian nation of Stadaconé.
		The chief, who was inviting Cartier into their camp, replied "kanata," their word for village, as well as their name for the area around their home, Stadaconé.
		Cartier sailed back to France with two of Donnaconna's sons, then returned again to Canada.
	www.histori.ca /minutes/minute.do?id=10123 (422 words)

	The Mariners' Museum: Newport News, Virginia
		While the English were concentrating on a northwest passage to Asia, the French King, Francois I commissioned Jacques Cartier (born in 1491) to find a way west to the Pacific and claim new lands for France.
		By 1541, King Francois was committed to settle in the new lands discovered by Cartier.
		Cartier was followed by countrymen Samuel de Champlain and Sieur de La Salle.
	www.mariner.org /educationalad/ageofex/french.php (243 words)

	Cartier
		Cartier were founded in Paris over 150 years ago.
		Cartier are steeped in history, with founder Louis Cartier making their first water resistant watch for the Sultan of Marrakech.
		Many watches leaving Cartier’s workshops have become cult objects, no less the Santos tank watch which is an all time classic and one that will never go out of style.
	www.chronomaster.co.uk /cartier.htm (517 words)

	Explorers - C - EnchantedLearning.com
		Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was a French explorer who led three expeditions to Canada, in 1534, 1535, and 1541.
		Cartier named Canada; "Kanata" means village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language.
		Cartier was given directions by Huron-Iroquois Indians for the route to "kanata," a village near what is now Quebec, but Cartier later named the entire region Canada.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/indexc.shtml (2170 words)

	Cartier
		Cartier was founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier.
		Amoung the Cartier team was Charles Jacqueau who joined Louis Cartier in 1909 for his entire life and Jeanne Toussaint who was appointed Director of Fine Jewelry from 1933 on.
		In 1972 a group of investors led by Joseph Kanoui bought Cartier Paris whose President became Robert Hocq the creator of the concept of "Les Must de Cartier" in collaboration with Alain Dominique Perrin General Director of "Les Must de Cartier".
	www.estatejewels.com /cartier.html (328 words)

	Cartier
		For over 150 years Cartier has been known the world over as "king of jewelers," and no wonder--they've come to symbolize all that is admired in the sphere of gems.
		As the concept of luxury evolves, so too has Cartier, from a maker of priceless objects to a creator of luxuries resonant with such serene sensuality and sophistication that they are timeless works of art.
		Cartier's exceptional skill with precious materials and uncommon form will dazzle your eyes with rare beauty and sanctify your most vital writing moments.
	www.worldlux.com /cartier.html (189 words)

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		Cartier American Tank, large, 37 X 26.5 MM.
		This watch features an 18k white gold case in the classic tank style, an automatic ETA 2000 self wind movement, a scratch resistant curved synthetic sapphire crystal, an octagonal crown with a faceted natural sapphire, a case back secured with eight screws and it's water resistant to 3 atm.
		This beautiful watch features a state of the art quartz movement, a sratch resistant synthetic sapphire crystal, a classic white dial with fl Roman markers, a protected cabochon blue sapphire crown and a Panthere bracelet with double deployment clasp.
	www.howardfrum.com /cartier.htm (674 words)

	CNN - Museum quality: 150 years of Cartier style - April 17, 1997
		"Cartier 1900-1939" traces the rise of the prestigious house, founded in Paris in 1847 by Louis Francois Cartier.
		They (Cartier) were particularly adept, it seems to me, of utilizing the diamonds...
		Some of Cartier's most famous pieces on display in the New York exhibition include the bracelet that Gloria Swanson wore in the '50s film "Sunset Boulevard"; two ornamental eggs that were a gift from the city of Paris to Czar Nicolas II of Russia; and a panther icon that England's Duchess of Windsor wore.
	www.cnn.com /STYLE/9704/17/cartier.show (370 words)

	Cartier Watch - Panther - Santos - Tank - Pasha - Roadster Watches
		Cartier, as part of the Richemont group, could easily refer to themselves as jewelers first, and watchmakers second.
		This can be attributed to their large line of rings, necklaces, purses and charms that carry the same characteristics as their watches: elegant and refined without being over-the-top.
		Don't get the wrong idea, however, because while Cartier watches are stylish, their functionality is akin to the caliber of other leading brands today.
	www.bernardwatch.com /Cartier (838 words)

	cartier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The name of cartier began its association with fine craftsmanship of jewelry and objects of art in the middle of the nineteenth century.
		In 1904 this established and respected firm created what is considered to be the first wrist watch, which was made for the aviation pioneer, the Brazilian Alberto Santos Dumont.
		Known more for its sense of style in its creation of magnificent jewelry watches, cartier has over the years produced some wonderful complicated pieces that are coveted by collectors worldwide.
	www.tarrytownjewelers.com /cartier.html (111 words)

	Cartier - Charm bracelet B6017500
		For its range of charms, precious, delicate creations that delight as they sway, twirl and tinkle, Cartier has dreamt up some unusual pieces.
		Cartier jewels are in platinum 950 and are marked with the 950 stamp.
		The Cartier Club: a privileged relationship with the Maison and with advantages to be discovered.
	www.cartier.com /en/Creation,B6017500 (123 words)

	Cartier Watches
		If we were being cynical, we could say that these styles are hardly up to the minute, but in fairness Cartier designs tend to be classics, and each model range receives updated treatment with the passage of time.
		It is possible to buy a modern quartz watch for a fraction of the price of a Cartier, but most gold watches, particularly in 18 carat gold would not be much less than a Cartier, some indeed would be more expensive.
		If you have a Cartier or other quality watch which you wish to sell, please contact us with full details of your watch, and the price you wish to achieve.
	www.24carat.co.uk /cartierwatches.html (421 words)

	Pierre Cartier - Biography - AOL Music
		Cartier graduated from the Conservatoire de Montréal in double bass in 1976 and began his career as a classical musician, an area he is still active in.
		Cartier released his first album as a leader, Dirigeable, in 1987, followed by Chanson du Fil two years later.
		Get Pierre Cartier biography information, download, listen and watch Pierre Cartier music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
	music.aol.com /artist/pierre-cartier/380288/biography (432 words)

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