Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: the Met museum or Treasure Island?
The Met museum came first, in 1870 (founded). Treasure Island followed 13 years later, in 1883 (published).
- First1870
The Met museum
museum · foundedThe Met was founded in 1870 and opened in 1872 with a Roman sarcophagus and 174 mostly European paintings.
- Second1883
Treasure Island
book · publishedTreasure Island, from 1883, gave us treasure maps with an X and pirates with parrots.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.