William Mynors

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William Mynors was an English sea-captain, master of the East India Company (EIC) vessel Royal Mary. His voyage in 1643 discovered Christmas Island ( 10°30′S105°40′E / 10.500°S 105.667°E / -10.500; 105.667 ) on Christmas Day of that year, when he sailed past it and named it.^[1] Besides this, little is known of Mynors.^[2]

Royal Mary served the EIC from 1626 to 1639,^[3] and apparently longer.

Citations

↑ "Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – Christmas Island History". Australian Government. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
↑ "2013 December Christmas Island".
↑ Hackman (2001), p.42.

References

Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7

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[1] "Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – Christmas Island History". Australian Government. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2009.

[2] "2013 December Christmas Island".

[3] Hackman (2001), p.42.

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