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Mauritius

http://www.encyclopedia.mu Encyclopeadia Mauritiana

al-Idrisi's world map 1192 A.D.

Mauritius is shown the first time on the Map of the Indian Ocean, ca 1519,

by the Portuguese Cartographer Jorge Reinel 1502-after 1572

The oldest printed map of Mauritius by Theodore De Bry, Delineatio Insvlae do Cerne,

Alias Mavritivs Dictae, Frankfurt, 1601

On this Map of Eastern Africa by Rigobert Bonne 1727-1795.

Mauritius Island (Old name : Isle de France) can be seen at the far right

Rigobert Bonne 1727-1795, who succeeded J.N.Bellin as Hydrographer at the Depot de la

Marine, 1773. A very detailed map of Mauritius with it's 18th century name Isle de France

with key place names and much topographical detail. The map is part of the "Atlas de Toutes

Les Parties Connues de Globe Terrestre" that accompanied G. T. F. Raynal’s ten volume,

L’histoire philosophique… Paris and Geneva, 1780.

This map is also Plate 88 of Bonne's "Atlas Encyclopédique", 2 volumes, 1787-88.

Agalega Islands, Mauritius, Indian Ocean

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and Copyrights for these 7 sites belong to The Mauritian Encyclopedia

Mauritius on Yahoo

Ile Maurice sur le Yahoo en Francais

Airlines flying to Mauritius on Yahoo

http://www.mauport.com

Port Master Capt P. Ponambalum portmaster@intnet.mu Telephone 216 3504

Port Emergency and Environment Controller Mr S. Parahoo mpa_peec@intnet.mu Telephone 217 0448

Grand Bay Yacht Club

http://mauritiusyellowpages.com/alphabets/cat/cat324.htm

Boat renting & Yacht charter

Club Med Ile Maurice