How did the 1783 wreck of the Antelope increase contact between Palauans and Westerners?

The 1783 shipwreck of the East India Company’s packet Antelope marked the first extensive contact between Palauans and Westerners.1

Following the wreck, George Keate published An Account of the Pelew Islands in 1788. This work recounted the friendship and adventures experienced by the survivors in Palau, which helped fuel European myths regarding the noble savage and the concept of an island paradise. This narrative interest subsequently encouraged occasional visits from traders and whalers throughout the first 70 years of the 19th century, further increasing Western interaction with the islands.1