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CABOT, SEBASTIAN

CABOT, SEBASTIAN

GALT, Sir ALEXANDER TILLOCH

GALT, Sir ALEXANDER TILLOCH

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LAURIER, Sir WILFRID

VERRAZZANO, GIOVANNI DA

VERRAZZANO, GIOVANNI DA

THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)

THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)

DONNACONA

DONNACONA

CARTIER, JACQUES (1491-1557)

CARTIER, JACQUES (1491-1557)

PAPINEAU, LOUIS-JOSEPH

PAPINEAU, LOUIS-JOSEPH

HOWE, JOSEPH

HOWE, JOSEPH

MEMBERTOU, Henri

MEMBERTOU, Henri

POPE, WILLIAM HENRY

POPE, WILLIAM HENRY

RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)

RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)

MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER

MACDONALD, Sir JOHN ALEXANDER

DORION, Sir ANTOINE-AIMÉ

DORION, Sir ANTOINE-AIMÉ

MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER

MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER

HEARNE, SAMUEL

HEARNE, SAMUEL

DOUGLAS, Sir JAMES

DOUGLAS, Sir JAMES

SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES

SIMCOE, JOHN GRAVES

CARTER, Sir FREDERIC BOWKER TERRINGTON

CARTER, Sir FREDERIC BOWKER TERRINGTON

DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET

DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET

GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY

GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY

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