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Samuel de Champlain (1567–1635) was the 17th-century explorer, geographer and map-maker who founded the city of Quebec in 1608 and in 1613 explored the Ottawa River. This statue was erected to commemorate the 300th anniversary of his second ascent up the Ottawa River at the very location where he would have made his solar observation during his voyage in 1615.
Champlain certainly knew how to use an astrolabe — an old navigational instrument — but the sculptor did not: Champlain is shown holding it upside down!
Artist and Fabrication Date
Hamilton MacCarthy, 1915
Owner: National Capital Commission
Location
Nepean Point, Ottawa (behind the National Gallery of Canada)
Directions
Facing Parliament Hill, turn right on Wellington Street. Turn left on Sussex Drive. The National Gallery of Canada is located at the corner of Sussex Drive and St. Patrick Street. The monument is located behind the museum.
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