The first known sighting by Europeans of…

August 1814 CE

The first known sighting by Europeans of Jarvis Island is on August 21, 1821, by the British ship Eliza Francis (or Eliza Frances) owned by Edward, Thomas and William Jarvis and commanded by Captain Brown.

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