voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768
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The voyage of HMS Dolphin from 1766 to 1768 was a British Royal Navy circumnavigation commanded by Samuel Wallis, notable for the European “discovery” of Tahiti and important contributions to 18th-century Pacific exploration.
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| voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768 Context triple: [Samuel Wallis, notableEvent, voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768]
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voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
The voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French circumnavigation of the globe that contributed significantly to European geographic knowledge and Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies.
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Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722
The Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722 was a Danish-led expedition under Vitus Bering that sought to explore and map the North Pacific and clarify the geographical relationship between Asia and North America.
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La Pérouse expedition
The La Pérouse expedition was a major late-18th-century French scientific and exploratory voyage in the Pacific and around the world that mysteriously disappeared, becoming one of the era’s great maritime enigmas.
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First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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Helder Expedition
The Helder Expedition was a 1799 joint British and Russian military campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars aimed at seizing control of the northern Netherlands from French-aligned forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768 Target entity description: The voyage of HMS Dolphin from 1766 to 1768 was a British Royal Navy circumnavigation commanded by Samuel Wallis, notable for the European “discovery” of Tahiti and important contributions to 18th-century Pacific exploration.
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A.
voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville
The voyage of Louis Antoine de Bougainville was an 18th-century French circumnavigation of the globe that contributed significantly to European geographic knowledge and Enlightenment-era encounters with Pacific societies.
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B.
Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722
The Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722 was a Danish-led expedition under Vitus Bering that sought to explore and map the North Pacific and clarify the geographical relationship between Asia and North America.
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C.
La Pérouse expedition
The La Pérouse expedition was a major late-18th-century French scientific and exploratory voyage in the Pacific and around the world that mysteriously disappeared, becoming one of the era’s great maritime enigmas.
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D.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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E.
Helder Expedition
The Helder Expedition was a 1799 joint British and Russian military campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars aimed at seizing control of the northern Netherlands from French-aligned forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific exploration voyage
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Royal Navy expedition ⓘ circumnavigation ⓘ |
| captain | Samuel Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Samuel Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | British Admiralty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
European cartography of the Pacific
ⓘ
European ethnographic knowledge of Polynesia ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| documentation | logs of Samuel Wallis ⓘ |
| endTime | 1768 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Discovery in the Pacific
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Age of Sail ⓘ |
| explorer | Samuel Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagship | HMS Dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| impact |
influenced later British voyages to Tahiti
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strengthened British claims in the Pacific ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
European discovery of Tahiti
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early British contact with Polynesia ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
18th-century Pacific exploration
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British global maritime expansion ⓘ |
| precededBy | voyage of HMS Dolphin 1764–1766 ⓘ |
| purpose |
Pacific exploration
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search for Terra Australis ⓘ strategic reconnaissance in the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British search for a southern continent
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first voyage of James Cook ⓘ |
| result |
circumnavigation of the globe
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enhanced British knowledge of the South Pacific ⓘ new charts of Pacific islands ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
circumnavigation via the Pacific
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passage through the Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| shipTypeUsed | sixth-rate frigate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1766 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vessel | HMS Dolphin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visited |
Magellan Strait
NERFINISHED
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Pacific islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Society Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuamotu Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: voyage of HMS Dolphin 1766–1768 Description of subject: The voyage of HMS Dolphin from 1766 to 1768 was a British Royal Navy circumnavigation commanded by Samuel Wallis, notable for the European “discovery” of Tahiti and important contributions to 18th-century Pacific exploration.
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