Solomon Islands Historical Ship Map Maurelle visit set 1981 MNH A-4

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Francisco Antonio Mourelle de la Rúa
(July 17, 1750 – May 24, 1820) was a Spanish naval officer and explorer from Galicia serving the Spanish crown. He was born in 1750 at San Adrián de Corme (Corme Aldea, Ponteceso), near A Coruña, Galicia. During his service at San Blas, Mourelle traveled extensively throughout the Pacific Ocean. From 1781-1781 on the La Princessa, he attempted to find a southern route from the Philippines to Mexico, mapping 29 of the 50 islands in the Hermit Islands, Ninigo Islands and Tench Island in New Guinea, and Ontong Java in the same latitude as Solomon Islands.