French Antarctic Territory TAAF - “ SHIPS ~ EXPLORER ~ 500th ANNIVERSARY DISCOVERY OF AMSTERDAM ISLAND.”

MNH ~ Miniature Sheet !

Amsterdam was first sited in 1522 by Spanish explorer Juan Sebastián de Elcano while on a circumnavigation voyage around the world.  The name wasn’t attached to the island until Dutch explorer Anthonie van Diemen named it in 1633.  He called it after his ship Nieuw Amsterdam.

Year: 2022.

(FF19)