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in the new continent, gave a very conspicuous place to geographical study in 

 the Royal College founded by him. He encouraged most of the voyages 

 undertaken during his reign, amongst which must be mentioned that of 

 Jacques Cartier, who discovered Canada in 1533. Other French travellers 



Fig. 207. Galley of the Sixteenth Century. After an Engraving by Raphael. In the Collect T on 

 of the Fine Arts Academy, Venice. 



not less devoted to the cause of science explored both hemispheres, and 

 collected, during their distant pilgrimages, very useful information of a 

 geographical kind ; amongst them being Pierre Gilles, Andre Thevet, and 



