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HOWE, JOSEPH
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RADISSON, PIERRE-ESPRIT
MURRAY, JAMES
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CHAMPLAIN, SAMUEL DE
CAMPBELL, Sir ALEXANDER
BROCK, Sir ISAAC
JOLLIET, LOUIS
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