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Discovery of Falklands

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

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1600Date range
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Chronological records

1600

Sebald de Weert1600

Falkland Islands · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The first European explorer to sight the islands is widely thought to be Sebald de Weert, a Dutch sailor, older maps, particularly Dutch ones, used the name "Sebald Islands"

Names involved

Sebald de Weert

Provenance

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