A postcard from Vancouver (Doug)
  • A postcard from Vancouver (Doug)
  • A postcard from Vancouver (Doug)

A postcard from Vancouver (Doug)

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Date of dispatch : 2018-10-14

Postcard # 1432

Country: Canada

About this postcard
Vancouver takes its name from George Vancouver, who explored the inner harbour of Burrard Inlet in 1792 and gave various places British names. The family name "Vancouver" itself originates from the Dutch "Van Coevorden", denoting somebody from the city of Coevorden, Netherlands. The explorer's ancestors came to England "from Coevorden", which is the origin of the name that eventually became "Vancouver".