Capt. J. H. Eagleston of the barque Peru sights Pohnpei, already charted as “Ascension Island.”
What happened
Captain John Eagleston’s Salem bark Peru was hunting bêche-de-mer, and two days later it reached Chuuk. By then Pohnpei appeared on charts under several European names, including Ascension Island; Lütke had recorded its Pohnpeian name in 1828.
Who’s who
- Fyodor LütkeRussian navigator whose sloop Senyavin visited Kosrae, Pohnpei, the Mortlocks and Chuuk in 1827–28.
