René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was a French explorer and fur trader in North America. He explored the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and the Mississippi River. He is bes
A 19th-century engraving of Cavelier de La Salle
Depiction of La Salle inspecting the reconstruction of Fort Frontenac, 1675. Painting by John David Kelly.
Color reproduction of Taking possession of Louisiana and the River Mississippi, in the name of Louis XIVth by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin.
Painting by Theodore Gudin titled La Salle's Expedition to Louisiana in 1684. The ship on the left is La Belle, in the middle is Le Joly, and L'Aimable is to the right. They are at the entrance to Matagorda Bay
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Le Griffon was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of New York in 1679.
René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
…Salle, called the Frontenac, was a 10-ton single-decked brigantine or barque; it was lost in Lake Ontario on January 8, 1679. Afterward, La Salle built Le Griffon, a seven-cannon, 45-ton barque, on the upper Niagara River, at or near Cayuga Creek; she was launched on August 7, 1679. La Salle sailed in Le Griffon…
a 17th Century Woodcut/Sketch of Le Griffon
"Building the Griffon" from Hennepin's Nouvelle Decouverte
Sculpture of Le Griffon, LaSalle, Ontario, 2025-06-28 01
Mississagi Strait Lighthouse on Manitoulin Island