page_title: Anthony de la Roché
hierarchical_section_title: Anthony de la Roché
caption_attribution_description: The sailing route of Anthony de la Roché, April 1675. Map created with this online map creation tool.
context_page_description: Anthony de la Roché, born sometime in the 17th century, was an English merchant born in London to a French Huguenot father and an English mother. During a commercial voyage between Europe and South America he was blown off course, and visited the Antarctic island of South Georgia, making the first discovery of land south of the Antarctic Convergence.
context_section_description: Anthony de la Roché, born sometime in the 17th century, (spelled also Antoine de la Roché, Antonio de la Roché or Antonio de la Roca in some sources) was an English merchant born in London to a French Huguenot father and an English mother.  During a commercial voyage between Europe and South America he was blown off course, and visited the Antarctic island of South Georgia, making the first discovery of land south of the Antarctic Convergence.
caption: Voyage of the Englishman Anthony de la Roché in 1675
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