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George Vancouver - Part 1: The beginnings of an explorer's journey
Imagine a boy standing on the shores of Norfolk, eyes wide as ships glide by. This boy, George Vancouver, born in seventeen fifty-seven, would grow to shape the very maps of the Pacific. The smell of pitch and herring smoke filled his childhood, a world of ropes and timbers that pulsed with life. As he entered the navy as a teenager, he learned the craft of navigation, teaching himself the lead line and sextant.
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Narrated by Marcus, an AI voice. Written from original research by The Archive Network.
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