The Mariner of St. Malo : A chronicle of the voyages of Jacques Cartier


ITINERARY OF CARTIER'S VOYAGES

Adapted from Baxter's 'Memoir of Jacques Cartier'

  VOYAGE OF 1534

  April 20 Monday     Cartier leaves St Malo.
  May   10 Sunday     Arrives at Bonavista.
   "    21 Thursday   Reaches Isle of Birds.
   "    24 Sunday     Enters the harbour of Kirpon.
  June   9 Tuesday    Leaves Kirpon.
   "    10 Wednesday  Enters the harbour of Brest.
   "    11 Thursday   St Barnabas Day. Hears Mass and explores
                      coast in boats.
   "    12 Friday     Names St Anthoine, Servan; plants cross and
                      names river St Jacques, and harbour Jacques
                      Cartier.
   "    13 Saturday   Returns to ships.
   "    14 Sunday     Hears Mass.
   "    15 Monday     Sails toward north coast of Newfoundland.
   "    16 Tuesday    Follows the west coast of Newfoundland and
                      names the Monts des Granches.
  June  17 Wednesday  Names the Colombiers, Bay St Julien, and Capes
                      Royal and Milk.
   "    18 Thursday   Stormy weather to 24th; explores coast between
                      Capes Royal and Milk.
   "    24 Wednesday  Festival of St John the Baptist. Names Cape St John.
   "    25 Thursday   Weather bad; sails toward the west and
          and         south-west; discovers Isles Margaux, Brion, and
   "    26 Friday     Cape Dauphin.
   "    27 Saturday   Coasts toward west-south-west.
   "    28 Sunday     Reaches Cape Rouge.
   "    29 Monday     Festival of St Peter. Names Alezay and Cape
                      St Peter, and continues course west-south-west.
   "    30 Tuesday    Towards evening describes land appearing like
                      two islands.
  July   1 Wednesday  Names Capes Orleans and Savages.
   "     2 Thursday   Names Bay St Leonarius.
   "     3 Friday     Continues northerly course and names Cape Hope.
   "     4 Saturday   Arrives at Port Daniel; remains there until 12th.
  July  16 Thursday   Enters Gaspe Bay, and remains until 25th on
                      account of storm.
   "   22 Wednesday  Lands and meets savages.
   "   24 Friday     Plants a cross.
   "   25 Saturday   Sets sail with good wind toward Anticosti.
   "   27 Monday     Approaches coast.
   "   28 Tuesday    Names Cape St Louis.
   "   29 Wednesday  Names Cape Montmorency and doubles East Cape
                     of Anticosti.
  Aug.  1 Saturday   Sights northern shore of the Gulf of
                     St Lawrence.
   "    8 Saturday   Approaches west coast of Newfoundland.
   "    9 Sunday     Arrives at Blanc Sablon, and makes preparations
                     to return home.
   "   15 Saturday   Festival of the Assumption. Hears Mass and sets
                     sail for France.
  Sept. 5 Saturday   Arrives at St Malo.

  SECOND VOYAGE, 1535

  May  16 Sunday      First Pentecost. The crew commune at Cathedral
                      and receive Episcopal Benediction.
   "   19 Wednesday   Departure from St Malo.
   "   26 Wednesday   Contrary winds.
  June 25 Friday      Ships separated by storm.
  July  7 Wednesday   Cartier reaches the Isle of Birds.
   "    8 Thursday    Enters Strait of Belle Isle.
   "   15 Thursday    Reaches the rendezvous at Blanc Sablon.
   "   26 Monday      Ships meet.
   "   29 Thursday    Follows north coast and names Isles St William.
   "   30 Friday      Names Isles St Marthy.
   "   31 Saturday    Names Cape St Germain.
  Aug.  1 Sunday      Contrary winds; enters St Nicholas Harbour.
   "    8 Sunday      Sails toward the southern coast.
   "    9 Monday      Contrary wind; turns toward north and stops
                      in Bay St Lawrence.
   "   13 Friday      Leaves Bay St Lawrence, approaches Anticosti,
                      and doubles the western point.
   "   15 Sunday      Festival of the Assumption. Names Anticosti,
                      Isle of the Assumption.
   "   16 Monday      Continues along coast.
   "   17 Tuesday     Turns toward the north.
   "   19 Thursday    Arrives at the Seven Islands.
   "   20 Friday      Ranges coast with his boats.
   "   21 Saturday    Sails west, but obliged to return to the Seven
                      Islands owing to head winds.
  Aug. 24 Tuesday     Leaves the Seven Islands and sets sail
                      toward south.
   "   29 Sunday      Martyrdom of St John Baptist. Reaches harbour
                      of Isles St John.
  Sept. 1 Wednesday   Quits the harbour and directs his course
                      toward the Saguenay.
   "    2 Thursday    Leaves the Saguenay and reaches the
                      Bic Islands.
   "    6 Monday      Arrives at Isle-aux-Coudres.
   "    7 Tuesday     Reaches Island of Orleans.
   "    9 Thursday    Donnacona visits Cartier.
   "   13 Monday      Sails toward the River St Charles.
   "   14 Tuesday     Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Reaches entrance
                      of St Charles River.
   "   15 Wednesday   Plants buoys to guide his ships.
   "   16 Thursday    Two ships are laid up for the winter.
   "   17 Friday      Donnacona tries to dissuade Cartier from
                      going to Hochelaga.
   "   18 Saturday    Donnacona's stratagem to deter Cartier
                      from going to Stadacona.
   "   19 Sunday      Cartier starts for Hochelaga with his
                      pinnace and two boats.
  Sept. 28 Tuesday    Enters Lake St Peter.
   "    29 Wednesday  Leaves his pinnace, and proceeds with
                      his boats.
  Oct.   2 Saturday   Arrives at Hochelaga.
   "     3 Sunday     Lands and visits town and mountain, which he
                      named Mount Royal, and leaves Sunday.
   "     4 Monday     Regains his pinnace.
   "     5 Tuesday    Takes his way back to Stadacona.
   "     7 Thursday   Stops at Three Rivers, and plants cross
                      upon an island.
   "    11 Monday     Arrives at the anchorage beside Stadacona.
   "    12 Tuesday    Donnacona visits Cartier.
   "    13 Wednesday  Cartier and some of his men visit Stadacona.

  1536

  April 16 Sunday     Easter Sunday. The river clear of ice.
    "   22 Saturday   Donnacona visits Cartier with large number
                      of savages.
    "   28 Friday     Cartier sends Guyot to Stadacona.
  May    3 Wednesday  Festival of the Holy Cross. A cross planted;
                      Cartier seizes Donnacona.
  May    5 Friday     The people of Stadacona, bring provisions for
                      Cartier's captives.
   "     6 Saturday   Cartier sails.
   "     7 Sunday     Arrives at Isle-aux-Coudres.
   "    15 Monday     Exchanges presents with the savages.
   "    22 Monday     Reaches Isle Brion.
   "    25 Thursday   Festival of the Ascension. Reaches a low,
                      sandy island.
   "    26 Friday     Returns to Isle Brion.
  June   1 Thursday   Names Capes Lorraine and St Paul.
   "     4 Sunday     Fourth of Pentecost. Names harbour
                      of St Esprit.
   "     6 Tuesday    Departs from the harbour of St Esprit.
   "    11 Sunday     St Barnabas Day. At Isles St Pierre.
   "    16 Friday     Departs from Isles St Pierre and makes
                      harbour at Rougenouse.
   "    19 Monday     Leaves Rougenouse and sails for home.
  July   6 Friday     Reaches St Malo.

  THIRD VOYAGE, 1541

  May   23 Monday     Cartier leaves St Malo with five ships.
  Aug.  23 Tuesday    Arrives before Stadacona.
   "    25 Thursday   Lands artillery.
  Sept.  2 Friday     Sends two of his ships home.
   "     7 Wednesday  Sets out for Hochelaga.
   "    11 Sunday     Arrives at Lachine Rapids.

  (The rest of the voyage is unknown.)



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