About this episode

The episode discusses the exploration and mapping of the Mississippi River by Jacques Marquette and Louis Joillet.

Send us Fan Mail The Jesuit explorer Jacques Marquette and the Canadian Fur Trapper Louis Joillet were the first to explore and map the Mississipi - they embarked today and this is their story

People in this episode

Host: Tim Byron

Topics covered

• exploration
• mapping
• history
• Jesuit
• fur trapping

Keywords

• Jacques Marquette
• Louis Joillet
• Mississippi
• exploration
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mississippi

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