eastern Nebraska. 1722 – Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers "Paasch Eiland" (Easter Island) and Tutuila and Upolu. 1728 – In the service of the Russian...

northwestern tip of Spitsbergen on 17 June. The sighting of the archipelago was included in the accounts and maps made by the expedition and Spitsbergen was quickly...

Castle Fort Casimir, Nieuw Amstel New York Nieuw Amsterdam Rondout Ronduit Staten Island Staaten Eiland Wilmington Fort Altena Used from 1655 to 1664...