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{{Short description|Seventeenth century English sea captain}} | |||
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'''William Mynors''' was an [[Kingdom of England|English]] sea-captain, master of the [[East India Company]] (EIC) vessel ''Royal Mary''. His voyage in 1643 discovered [[Christmas Island#History|Christmas Island]] ({{Coord|10|30|S|105|40|E|}}) on Christmas Day of that year when he sailed past it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/culture-history/island-history.html|title=Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – Christmas Island History|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=26 April 2009|date=8 July 2008}}</ref> Besides this, little is known of Mynors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edwardworthlibrary.ie/Book-of-the-Month/2013-Books-of-the-Month/2013-December-Christmas-Island|title=2013 December Christmas Island}}</ref> | '''William Mynors''' was an [[Kingdom of England|English]] sea-captain, master of the [[East India Company]] (EIC) vessel ''Royal Mary''. His voyage in 1643 discovered [[Christmas Island#History|Christmas Island]] ({{Coord|10|30|S|105|40|E|}}) on Christmas Day of that year, when he sailed past it and named it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/christmas/culture-history/island-history.html|title=Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts – Christmas Island History|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=26 April 2009|date=8 July 2008}}</ref> Besides this, little is known of Mynors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edwardworthlibrary.ie/Book-of-the-Month/2013-Books-of-the-Month/2013-December-Christmas-Island|title=2013 December Christmas Island}}</ref> | ||
''Royal Mary'' served the EIC from 1626 to 1639,<ref>Hackman (2001), p.42.</ref> and apparently longer. | ''Royal Mary'' served the EIC from 1626 to 1639,<ref>Hackman (2001), p.42.</ref> and apparently longer. | ||
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*Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). {{ISBN|0-905617-96-7}} | *Hackman, Rowan (2001) ''Ships of the East India Company''. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). {{ISBN|0-905617-96-7}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 28 June 2025
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′S 105°40′E / 10.500°S 105.667°E) 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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[edit | edit source]
- Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7