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Thomas James (England)

1631-2: Explores the coasts of Hudson Bay.

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Willem Jansz (Netherlands, dates unknown)

1605-6: Explores the Aru Islands and New Guinea, misses Strait Torres, and follows the east coast of Cape York Peninsula upto Cape Keerweer.

1618: Finds what he believes to be a large island east of the Cape of Good Hope, probably North West Cape (Australia).

"Duyfken" Australia's "Santa Maria"

Jean Jarry (also known as Jean Henry and Jean Gary, France, dates unknown)

1685: Deserts from the expedition of La Salle and starts living among the Coahuiltecan Indians.

1688: Is found by De Leon, and joins him to Mexico.

1689: Serves as a guide on the expedition in which De Leon finds La Salle's fortress.

Anthony Jenkinson (England, ?-1611)

1557-8: Tries to find a route to Cathay through Moscow, but gets no further than Buchara.

1561-3: Tries to set up trade with Persia.

Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (Spain, 1510?-1579)

1536-7: Travels up the Magdalena River, reaches upland Colombia, subdues the local indians and founds the city of Santa Fe de Bogotá (present-day Bogotá)

1569-72: Goes searching for El Dorado east of the Colombian mountains, and reaches the Orinoco River.

Louis Jolliet (also known as Joliet, France/Canada, 1645-1700)

1672-3: With Marquette, descends the Mississippi all the way to the mouth of the Arkansas.

1679: Travels by canoe to the Hudson Bay to spy on the British fortifications there.

Later makes detailed maps of the coast of Labrador, the St. Lawrence River and Cabot Strait.

Louis Jolliet: Professional Explorer

Henri Joutel (France, 1643?-1725?)

1684-8: Member of La Salle's last expedition, writing the most important report on it.

La Salle

Gaius Julius Caesar (Rome, 100-44 BC)

61-47: Leads military operations in Gaul, Spain, Britain and Armenia.

The Roman period