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Map depicting the travels of George Vancouver
He is responsible for mapping most of the coastline of the Pacific NorthWest of North America
 		On the map to the left you will see
the basic route travelled by Captain
Vancouvers' two ships. His efforts to
find a connecting maritime route
between the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans was never realized, however
he is responsible for major discoveries
along the coasts of modern day Washington
State and British Columbia.

H.M.S Discovery
George Vancouvers'
Flagship 		To the left you will see a drawing of the H.M.S Discovery, the ship Vancouver used to chart most of the North American West Coast.

The Discovery was Vancouvers Flagship it was the larger of the two in his convoy and was piloted by Vancouver himself.

The Chatham piloted by Lt. William Robert Broughton was the smaller of the two vessels.

Grave Site of Captain George Vancouver To the left is the gravesite of
Captain Vancouver, he died
at the age of 40 and was
buried at:
Saint Peter's Church
Richmond, England
Plot: Beside east wall of churchyard

The grave was kept neat and tidy
by the late Major J.S. Matthews and
the City of Vancouver British Columbia,
Canada

Vancouver Island Chart To the left is a chart map made by Vancouver on his journeys it charts the Island which now bears his name. This map proved that Vancouver Island (as it is now known) was in fact not part of the mainland as previously thought.

Route travelled by George Vancouver on his two voyages for the Royal Navy to map the west coast of North America.

Cook's ship
"The Resolution" 		To the left you see an image of Captain James Cook's ship the Resolution, George Vancouver travelled with Cook on this ship during the major discoveries Captain Cook made trhoughout the Pacific.

"Discovery" aground in Queen Charlotte Sound