The first European visitor to the islands was the French ship "Espérance" in 1793; the ship's navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux named them after his first lieutenant, Denis de Trobriand.
The first European visitor to the islands was the French ship "Espérance" in 1793. The ship's navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux named them after his first lieutenant. Denis de Trobriand was his first lieutenant.