page_title: Jean Nicolet
hierarchical_section_title: Jean Nicolet
caption_attribution_description: English: Jean Nicolet, landing at the Bay of Green Bay in 1634. Painted by Franz Edward Rohrbeck (1852-1919) in 1910 into the mural in the rotunda of the Brown County Courthouse, Green Bay, Wisconsin. It shows Nicolet wearing a Chinese damask tunic strewn with flowers and birds, and discharging two pistols into the air. Français&#160;: Jean Nicolet, débarquant à la baie de Green Bay en 1634. Peint par Franz Edward Rohrbeck (1852-1919) en 1910, sur la murale de la rotonde du palais de justice du comté de Brown ( Brown County Courthouse), Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nicolet y apparaît revêtu d'une tunique de damas de Chine parsemée de fleurs et d'oiseaux, et déchargeant deux pistolets dans les airs.
context_page_description: Jean Nicolet, Sieur de Belleborne was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
context_section_description: Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (ca. 1598 – October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.
caption: 1910 painting of Jean Nicolet's 1634 arrival in Wisconsin
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