De Baarsjes in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

George Vancouver

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 13, 2023

1. George Vancouver Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

George Vancouver 1757- 1798

Hij was een Brits marine-officier en ontdekkingsreiziger. Vancouver diende onder kapitein James Cook tijdens diens tweede en derde reis. Hij bracht de westkust van Noord-Amerika in kaart en ontdekte daarbij het eiland dat nog altijd zijn naam draagt: Vancouvereiland. Ook noemde hij een vulkaan Mount Saint Helens naar zijn vriend baron St. Helens.

English translation:

George Vancouver was a British naval officer and explorer. Vancouver served under Captain James Cook on his second and third voyages. He charted the west coast of North America and discovered the island that still bears his name: Vancouver Island. He also named a volcano Mount Saint Helens after his friend Baron St. Helens.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1798.

Location. 52° 22.384′ N, 4° 51.222′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in De Baarsjes. It

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is at the intersection of Vancouverstraat and John Franklinstraat, on the right when traveling west on Vancouverstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Vancouverstraat 30, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1056 TG, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Amerigo Vespucci (within shouting distance of this marker); Marco Polo (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rosa Boekdrukker (about 120 meters away); Ernest Henry Shackleton (about 240 meters away); Joos de Moor (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Johan Evertsen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jan Mayen Island (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gerardus Mercator (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . George Vancouver (Wikipedia).

Overview:
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 13, 2023

2. George Vancouver Marker - wide view
Captain George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) was a British Royal Navy officer best known for his 1791–1795 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what are now the Canadian province of British Columbia as well as the US states of Alaska, Washington and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia.

Vancouver Island, the city of Vancouver in British Columbia, Vancouver, Washington in the United States, Mount Vancouver on the Canadian–US border between Yukon and Alaska, and New Zealand's fourth-highest mountain, also Mount Vancouver, are all named after him.

(Submitted on March 16, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.