# Jacques Cartier — Essays character guide

> Jacques Cartier in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cartier

**First appearance:** 0054-ii-quebec-and-montmorenci

## Who they are

French explorer of the St. Lawrence River.

## In the story

### [The Wellfleet Oysterman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-wellfleet-oysterman)

Mentioned in the context of early exploration and the naming of Oyster Harbor.

### [II: Quebec and Montmorenci](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/ii-quebec-and-montmorenci)

Referenced indirectly through the historical narrative of early exploration.

### [III: St. Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/iii-st-anne)

Mentioned as an early explorer; the master of the house 'might have come over with Jacques Cartier.'

### [The Scenery of Quebec; and the River St. Lawrence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/v-the-scenery-of-quebec-and-the-river-st-lawrence)

Early explorer of the St. Lawrence, mentioned for his 1535 voyage and the naming of Quebec.

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