just living there doesn’t count

new buggland [click to embiggen]

Everyone knows you can’t get credit for discovering the place you already live in. Psh.

Transcript:

Mr and Mrs Bugg are at the prow of a sailing ship. Mrs Bugg is holding a spyglass to her eye and looking upon a wee island with two palm trees sprouting from it, while Mr Bugg is throwing up his arms in triumph.

The text reads: “Febuggary 27, 1700: The Island of New Buggland is discovered.”