Étienne Marchand
French explorer (1755–1793)
Died aged 38France
Biography
Étienne Marchand (1755–1793) was a French ship captain and explorer.
From 1790 to 1793 he undertook a commercial expedition to the Pacific, it was the first French commercial voyage to the Pacific Northwest and also the second successful circumnavigation by the French, after that by Bougainville. The main objective of the voyage was to trade fur from North America with Cantonese merchants and to return with Chinese merchandise for the home market. The Solide was a private merchant vessel fitted out in Marseille by the trading house of the brothers Jean und David Baux for a commercial voyage.
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- Étienne Marchand died on May 15, 1793 at the age of 38.
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- Étienne Marchand was born in Grenada.
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- Étienne Marchand is a citizen of France, Grenada.
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- Étienne Marchand is known as chief mate.
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