About
Royal Navy officer who mapped out the coastlines of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.
Before Fame
He was commissioned by the Royal Navy to survey the Pacific Coast of North America and to find any rivers connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic.
Trivia
He mapped out a part of the Columbia river, which he named Mount Hood.
Family Life
His father, John Jasper Vancouver, was a customs collector at King's Lynn.
Associated With
His first ship assignment occurred on an expedition with James Cook.
