Appendix 2

 

Shipping prior to 1800

 

Po = Portugal, Nl = Netherlands, Br = Britain, Fr = France, Au = Austria, US = United States of America. Visitors to Tristan may also have been to Gough. Towards the end of the 18th Century, there also have been many unrecorded visits of whalers and sealers, often from the US. Numbers in the column 'source' refer to: 1. Brander (1940,1952), 2. Bruijn et al. (1979), 3. Gray Birch (1875), 4. Headland (1992), 5. Coolhaas (1964), 6. Milner & Brierly (1869), 7. Oliver (1891), 8. Smith (1991), 9. D'Après de Mannevillette (1775), 10. Stapel (1927), 11. Faustini (undated), 12. Purdy (1816), 13. Malhão Pereira (2001), 14. Soeiro de Brito et al (1992).

 

 Year   ships and captains                                                      from    to                     source

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1505    Gonçalo Alvares                                                        Po        Gough             4

1506    Espirito Santo, Tristão da Cunha                             

            Flor de la Mar, Afonso de Albuquerque                  Po        Tristan             1,3

1508    Sam João, Jorge de Aguiar (shipwrecked!)              Po        Tristan             14

1520    Sam Rafael Rui Vaz Pereira                                      Po        Tristan?            11

1535    Espera, Fernão Peres de Andrade                             Po        Tristan             13

1537    André Vaz                                                                 Po        Tristan?            13

1557    Santa Maria da Craça,

            Luis Fernandes Vasconcelos                                     Po        Tristan?            11

1583    unnamed fleet                                                            Po        Tristan?            8

1601    Bruinvis, Willem van Westzanen                             Nl        Tristan             1

1620    Montmorancy, Esperance, and Hermitage,

            Beaulieu                                                                    Fr        Tristan             11

1629    Hollandia, Der Goes, Westzaenen,

            Oostzaenen, Jacob Speckx                                        Nl        Tristan             5

1630    Deventer, Middelburg, Hof van Holland,

            Artus Gijsels                                                              Nl        Tristan             5

1643    Heemstede, Claes Gerritsz. Bierenbroodspot           Nl        Tristan             1

1656    't Nachtglas, Jan Jacobsz.                                         Nl        Tristan             1

1657    Orangie, Rijklof van Goens                                      Nl        Gough             10

1659    Graveland,                                                                 Nl        Tristan             1

1666    Marquis de Mondevergne                                         Fr        Tristan             11

1669    Grundel, Gerritz. Riddermuis                                   Nl        Tristan             1

1675    Antoine de la Roche                                                  Br        Gough?            4

1676    Vautour                                                                      Fr        Tristan             4

1681    Ternate, Gerritz.                                                        Nl        Tristan             2

1685    Welfare, Kent, Rainbow                                            Br        Tristan             4

1690    Hirondelle, Valleau, François Leguat                       Nl        Tristan             4,7

1696    Geelvinck, Nijptang, t'Wezeltje,

            Willem de Vlaming                                                   Nl        Tristan             1

1700    Paramore, Edmund Halley                                       Br        Tristan             4

1708    St. Louis                                                                     Fr        Tristan?            4

1711    l'Adelaide, l'Eclatant, le Fendant,

            Housfaije, le Chevalier                                             Fr        Tristan             9

1732    Richmond, Gough                                                      Br        Gough             4

1755    Le Rouillé, Joran                                                       Fr        Tristan             9,11

1758    Osterly, Vincent                                                        Br        Gough             4

1760    Gamiel Nightingale                                                   Br        Tristan             1

1767    Etoile du Matin, l'Heure du Berger,

            d'Etchevery, Sieur Donat                                          Fr        Tristan             1

1775    Joseph et Thérèse, Bolts                                            Au       Tristan             1

1777    Cormorant, Rippon, Vernon                                      Br        Tristan             4

1790    Betsy, Colquhoun                                                      US       Tristan             6         

1790    Industry, Patten                                                         US       Tristan             1

1791    Philadelphia, Cahoone                                              US       Tristan             4

1791    Warren, Smith                                                           US       Tristan             4

1792    Grand Turk, Hodges                                                  US       Tristan             4

1792    Lion, Hindostan, Jackal, Gower                               Br        Tristan             1,4

1792    General Elliott                                                          Br        Tristan             8

1793    Le Courier, Le Gars                                                   Fr        Tristan             1,4

1794    Essex                                                                          Br        Tristan             8

1795    Providence, Broughton                                             Br?      Tristan             12

1799    Sally, Péron                                                               Fr        Tristan             4

 

For clarity, below I name the ships/captains, which have been listed by various authors, but to my best judgment never saw the islands (or did not even exist: Capitão Mor and Vlaming):

 

1503 De Gonneville

1506 Capitão Mor

1598 Van Neck

1610 Globe

1618 (1619) Bontekoe          

1626 Dutch fleet

1646 Witte Olifant

1646 Koning David

1646 Witte Paard

1681 Elburg

1684 Tonquin Merchant

1697 Vlaming

1775 D'Après de Mannevillette



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