 The earliest documents in which Morskie Oko is mentioned date back to 1575.In 1637, the Polish king Władysław IV granted landowner Wladyslaw Nowobilski the right to use pastures in the area.In 1824, during Partitions of Poland, Morskie Oko became private property for the time being, when Zakopane estate, including the Dolina Rybiego Potoku, were purchased from the Austrian authorities by Emanuel Homolacs.