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VAN HORNE, Sir WILLIAM CORNELIUS

VAN HORNE, Sir WILLIAM CORNELIUS

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McDOUGALL, WILLIAM

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TRUDEAU, PIERRE ELLIOTT

MONTCALM, LOUIS-JOSEPH DE, Marquis de MONTCALM

MONTCALM, LOUIS-JOSEPH DE, Marquis de MONTCALM

KELSEY, HENRY

KELSEY, HENRY

DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET

DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET

TEKAKWITHA, Kateri

TEKAKWITHA, Kateri

CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE

CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE

MANCE, JEANNE

MANCE, JEANNE

McCRAE, JOHN

McCRAE, JOHN

MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER

MACKENZIE, ALEXANDER

PAPINEAU, LOUIS-JOSEPH

PAPINEAU, LOUIS-JOSEPH

JOLLIET, LOUIS

JOLLIET, LOUIS

THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)

THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)

BROCK, Sir ISAAC

BROCK, Sir ISAAC

VANCOUVER, GEORGE

VANCOUVER, GEORGE

VERRAZZANO, GIOVANNI DA

VERRAZZANO, GIOVANNI DA

McLAUGHLIN, JOHN JAMES

McLAUGHLIN, JOHN JAMES

FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN

FRANKLIN, Sir JOHN

THOMPSON, Sir JOHN SPARROW DAVID

THOMPSON, Sir JOHN SPARROW DAVID

HOWE, JOSEPH

HOWE, JOSEPH

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