Earl of Sandwich

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1778

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Earl of Sandwich, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. James Cook's Third Voyage: Discovery of Hawaii

   1778

   Role: Fourth Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, namesake of the Sandwich Islands

   1. 118 January 1778 · Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)First European sighting of the Hawaiian Islands

      Cook's expedition became the first recorded Europeans to see the Hawaiian Islands on 18 January 1778, naming them the Sandwich Islands.

   2. 22 February 1778 · Hawaiian group (Sandwich Islands)Departure from the Sandwich Islands

      On 2 February 1778, with little water secured and trading opportunities lost, Cook and Clerke left the Hawaiian group.

   3. 3November 1778 · Maui, Hawaiian IslandsReturn to Hawaii and stop at Maui

      Cook returned to the Hawaiian Islands in late November 1778, stopping first in Maui, during his second visit to the archipelago.

Sources

1. James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22