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VANCOUVER, GEORGE
DUPLESSIS, MAURICE LE NOBLET
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THOMPSON, DAVID (1770-1857)
BROCK, Sir ISAAC
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McDOUGALL, WILLIAM
CARTER, Sir FREDERIC BOWKER TERRINGTON
DOUGLAS, Sir JAMES
WOLFE, JAMES
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CARTIER, Sir GEORGE-ÉTIENNE
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RIEL, LOUIS (1844-85)
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