humanities assessment By 24lponti@stpatscollege.qld.edu.au 800 rappa nui discovered 1400 rappa nui heads carved 1650 rappa nui heads finished being carved 1722 Dutch explorers set foot on the island and named it easter island 1770 James Cook visited easter island for a few days 1866 Eugène Eyraud visited and almost the entire population turned catholicRoman Catholic. 1888 easter island became a part of Chile