Samuel de Champlain (entre 1567 et 1574-1635 à Québec, Nouvelle-France) est un colonisateur, navigateur, cartographe, soldat, explorateur, géographe, ethnologue, diplomate, chroniqueur et auteur de récits de voyage français. Il a fait plus que 21 voyages à travers l'océan Atlantique et il a fondé diverses colonies coloniales, comprenant la ville de Québec (Canada) le 3 juillet 1608.
Samuel de Champlain (between 1567 and 1574-1635 in Québec, Nouvelle-France) was a French colonist, navigator, cartographer, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, chronicler and author of travel stories. He made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean and he founded various colonial colonies, including the city of Quebec (Canada) on July 3, 1608.
First hand account of the establishment and exploration of Quebec and North America by Samuel de Champlain. More interesting in describing life of the First Nations people than in describing the geography that they charted.