History of Mauritius
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The history of Mauritius begins with discovery by Portuguese and thus its appearance on European maps in the early 16th century. Mauritius was successively colonized by the Netherlands, France and Gre
First African slaves to Mauritius. Artist: Raouf Oderuth
Cantino planisphere (1502), Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Italy
Replica of an East Indiaman of the Dutch East India Company/United East Indies Company (VOC)
Parrot hunting on Mauritius by Johann Theodor de Bry, 1601
Mauritius
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Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the
Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
Dutch activities on Mauritius, as well as the first published depiction of a dodo bird (2), 1601
The Battle of Grand Port between French and British naval forces, 20–27 August 1810