Tristan da Cunha Shipping Prior to 1800

Table of Early Ship Visits

Compiled by Albert J. Beintema, 7th July 2022

Adapted from The Remotest Island (New Generation Publishers, 2022)

Contents: Table of Ships | 16th century | 17th century | 18th century | References
 

The table below lists all ships and/or their captains that are thought to have visited the Tristan da Cunha islands or Gough Island before 1800. Wherever possible, I have checked the original accounts, including Portuguese and Dutch ships' logs. Consquently, some reports turned out to be mistaken or incorrect.

Pictures from 16th century Portuguese pilot books showing Tristão da Cunha's ships and the loss of the Sam João at Tristan. Click on the images for larger versions.

The struck through entries below are for ships & captains that have been listed by various authors as having visited Tristan, but which to my best judgment either never saw the islands or did not even exist (e.g. Capitão Mor and Vlaming).