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De Soto & MississippiHernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi
Crusoe Sees FootprintsRobinson Crusoe, believing himself to be alone on the island, discovers footprints on the beach, to his utter amazement
Policeman discovering sleeping waif on a doorstepA policeman discovering a sleeping waif on a doorstep
Telescope discoveryJacob Metzu, lensmaker of Middelburg, discovers principle of telescope when his son plays with lenses. Oddly, his fellow-townsman Lippershey does precisely the same
Mcclintock / FranklinMcClintock in Fox discovers Franklins remains and the fate of the Franklin expedition. They also revealed about 800 miles of hitherto unknown coast. Date: 1857-59
Mozart / Nozze / Liebig 1(The Marriage of Figaro) Count Almaviva discovers Cherubino hiding, and realises he has overheard his attempt to seduce Susanna
Street Arabs / Adelphi 19CA policeman discovers a group of homeless boys and girls sheltering under the Adelphi arches, near Charing Cross, London
Czech Lady in RussiaWhen a Czech aviator is forced to land in the Russian Carpathians she gets a dubious welcome from local peasants who, she discovers, have never seen an aeroplane before
Scheele DiscoversKARL WILHELM SCHEELE Swedish chemist depicted conducting his experiments to determine the composition of air
Lorgues / Mendez / HaitiDiego Mendez discovers Haiti
First Grey Hair 1879A woman at her dressing table discovers her first grey hair
Boy and Bee on KneeA little boy discovers that a bee has landed on his knee
Eric the Red / GreenlandEric the Red (father of Leif Eriksson - who landed in North America circa 1000) reaches Greenland
Naddod Discovers IcelandViking explorer Naddod discovers Iceland
Tahiti DiscoveredCaptain Samuel Wallis, of the Royal Navy, discovers Tahiti, in the Society Islands, but is attacked by the natives in their boats as he anchors off the shore
Helena and CrossHelena, empress and saint, discovers the remains of the cross on which Jesus was crucified
Pyrrhus & FabriciusFabricius discovers to Pyrrhus the treachery of his physician
Vanity Fair / PincushionBetty discovers the note on the pincushion
Kaffir WitchdoctorA Kaffir witchdoctor discovers unfavourable signs, indicating that some evil power is casting magic on his client
Grimm / Devils BrotherHans the soldier keeps the fires burning in hell for the devil and discovers his old general in one of the pots
Henry Hudson discovering the Hudson River