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Discovery of Easter Island

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1772Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1772

James Cook1772

Easter Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Easter Island

Names involved

James Cook

Provenance

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