 In 1820 the Russian explorer Mikhail Lazarev visited Nukufetau as commander of the "Mirny".Louis Isidore Duperrey, captain of "La Coquille", sailed past Nanumanga in May 1824 during a circumnavigation of the earth (1822–1825).A Dutch expedition (the frigate "Maria Reigersberg") found Nui on the morning of 14 June 1825 and named the main island (Fenua Tapu) as "Nederlandsch Eiland".