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ARCTIC VOYAGES MARTIN FROBISHER [1 record]

Record 1 2003-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Exhibitions (Arts and Culture)
  • Exhibition Themes (Museums and Heritage)
  • Historical Persons
OBS

Exhibition of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The exhibition presents Martin Frobisher's 1576-78 expeditions to Nunavut in Arctic Canada as an important event in the long history of relationships between Inuit and Europeans. This was the first European expedition to search for a Northwest Passage to Asia, the first large scale mining venture in Canada, and the earliest attempt by the English to establish a colony in the New World.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Expositions (Arts et Culture)
  • Thèmes d'expositions (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Personnages historiques
OBS

Exposition du Musée canadien des civilisations. Cette exposition présente les expéditions de Martin Frobisher entre 1576 et 1578 dans l'Arctic canadien en tant qu'événement important dans une longue historique d'ententes entre les Inuits et les Européens. Ceci représente la première expédition Européenne à la recherche d'un passage nord-ouest en direction vers L'Asie, la première exploration minière de grande envergure au Canada et une des premières tentatives par les Anglais à établir une colonie dans le Nouveau-Monde.

Spanish

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