EntityQ735121· pop 11· linked from 128 articlesJean AlfonseSign in to saveNavigator, explorer and corsairPerson · Open LibraryBorn1483?Died1557?Works3Top worksLa cosmographie, avec l'espère et régime du soleil et du NordVoyages de découverte au Canada, entre les années 1534 et 1542, par Jacques Quartier, le sieur de Roberval,Jean Alphonse de Xanctoigne, &cLa cosmographievia Open Library + WikidataKey datesBorn1483Died1557via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameJeanGendermaleCitizenshipPortugalPlace of birthSaint-Même-les-CarrièresPlace of deathLa RochelleOccupationgeographerLanguages spokenPortuguesevia Wikidata · CC0ConnectionsFranceCountryAustraliaCountryCanadaCategories1484 births1540s deaths16th-century French male writers16th-century French writers16th-century Portuguese explorersExplorers of AsiaFrench explorersFrench male non-fiction writersFrench travel writersPeople from Charente-MaritimePortuguese explorers of North AmericaPortuguese explorers of South America