How far would I need to go back in time to find an isolated island on our earth?

If you want to tell a story of a lonely island on earth, isolated from the rest of the civilization, how many years do you have to go back to be realistic?

I think about a story about 350 people who survive a shipwreck. It is very important for the story that they have to stay on that island for the rest of their live, because nobody will find them.

I do not know when some major trading routes where established between Europe and other continents. It is very important for the story that frequently used trade routes used by ships were either not existent or far away from the island.

@kingledion: Thanks for your answer. Do you think we have to go back that far. Would be for example 1710 not sufficient? I think it is easier for me to tell a story that is not that far back, because the life is a bit more similar than our live today.

posted almost 7 years ago

Wolfgang Adamec‭

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