page_title: Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont
hierarchical_section_title: Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont
caption_attribution_description: English: Coureur de Bois in typical dress. These Frenchmen became involved in the 1650s in the fur trade. Woodcut by Arthur Heming (1870 - 1940). Français&#160;: Coureur de bois en habit typique. Ces Français se sont impliqués dans les années 1650 dans le commerce de la fourrure. Gravure sur bois de Arthur Heming (1870 - 1940).
context_page_description: Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont was a French explorer who documented his travels on the Missouri and Platte rivers in North America and made the first European maps of these areas in the early 18th century. He wrote two accounts of his travels, which included descriptions of the Native American tribes he encountered. In 1723, he established Fort Orleans, the first European fort on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Grand River and present-day Brunswick, Missouri. In 1724, he led an expedition to the Great Plains of Kansas to establish trading relations with the Padouca.
context_section_description: Étienne de Veniard, Sieur de Bourgmont (April 1679 – 1734) was a French explorer who documented his travels on the Missouri and Platte rivers in North America and made the first European maps of these areas in the early 18th century. He wrote two accounts of his travels, which included descriptions of the Native American tribes he encountered. In 1723, he established Fort Orleans, the first European fort on the Missouri River, near the mouth of the Grand River and present-day Brunswick, Missouri. In 1724, he led an expedition to the Great Plains of Kansas to establish trading relations with the Padouca (Apache Indians).
caption: Bourgmont, a fugitive from justice, became a coureur des bois for several years during his early career.
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