Historedia
Person

Jacob Roggeveen

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1722

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jacob Roggeveen, 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. Jacob Roggeveen's Landing on Easter Island

    1722

    Role: Dutch admiral and explorer

    1. April 5, 1722 · Easter IslandFirst European Contact

      Roggeveen lands on Easter Island on Easter Sunday, 1722, naming it Paasch-Eyland and reporting the local population size.

Sources

  1. Jacob Roggeveen Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-14
  2. Easter Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27