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Isle de France

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Title Isle de France

Date 1715

Place Indian Ocean--Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mauritius--Mahébourg

Language French

Subjects Manuscript maps, Nautical charts

Description Sheet 17 of 115 (i.e. 117; includes sheets 71A and 106A) numbered leaves in the Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, detailing French colonial interests worldwide, ca. 1640-ca. 1726.
Inset title: Port du sud est de l'Isle Maurice.
Depths shown with soundings.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor (green, grey, yellow, red); mounted on cloth.

Summary Shows Mauritius (formerly Isle de France or Maurice) in the Mascarene Islands. Includes inset nautical chart (500 x 468 mm., scale ca. 1:100,000, references A-M) and profile view (45 x 558 mm.) of the region around the French fort and factory at Mahebourg.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 500 x 419 mm

Format Early works, Manuscript maps, Maps, Nautical charts

Archival Collection Title Cartes Marines Manuscript Map Collection, Edward E. Ayer Collection, Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS map 30 sheet 17

BibID 991647378805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 8555px × 6372px 155.99 MB

Filename 991647378805867_ayer_ms_map_30_sheet_17.tif

Unique Identifier NL11KLUW

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