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Mauritius / Port LouisView of PORT LOUIS from the sea Date: 1865
Raphus cucullatus, dodoPlate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866
Indian Ocean MauritiusBird s-eye view of the harbour of Port Louis before a third of the town was destroyed this year by a hurricane
Mauritius triggerfish, unicorn leatherjacketMauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus
Mauritius - Pieter Both MountainPieter Both - the second highest mountain of Mauritius - named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Date: circa 1910s
Dodo - profile and rear studiesTwo studies of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century
First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601Facsimile of plate 2 of Jacob Cornelis van Necks Voyage, 1601, showing Dutch sailors fishing on Mauritius, dodo bird (2) and extinct giant tortoise, Cylindras inepta (1)
The Government House, Intendance St, Port Louis, MauritiusThe Government House, Intendance Street, Port Louis, Mauritius. Date: circa 1960s
Surrender of The Mauritius To The British In 1810
The Engine Room of HMS Mauritius. Date: 1945
c. 1890s Le Reduit - State House, President of Mauritiusc.1890s Le Reduit - State House, residence of the President of Mauritius
Nutrush, Scleria mitis. Scleria non spinosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence
Portrait of Roman Emperor Tiberius II ConstantineTiberius II Constantine, 520-582. Tiberius Constantinus, Eastern Roman Emperor, Byzantine Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy
Liparis reflexa orchid (Liparis foliosa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after Thomas Shotter Boys from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1825
Dodos and parrots from Willem van West-Zanen sDodos and parrots hunted in Mauritius 1602 from Willem van West-Zanens Journal, and copies of Salomon Saverys white dodo by Abraham and Jan de Wees, 1651 and Gillis Joosten Saeghman, 1665
Red-headed finch and brown warblerRed-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala (Fringilla erythrocephala) from Mauritius, and unknown brown warbler in the possesion of Marmaduke Tunstall
Botanical Garden, Pamplemousses, MauritiusBotanical Garden, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius. Date: circa 1910
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Port Louis, Mauritius. Date: circa 1910
Mauritius - Moka Railway Station. A number of narrow gauge industrial railway lines, connected sugar mills with nearby sugar cane plantations
Mauritius - Pamplemousses - Sagotrees AvenueMauritius - Pamplemousses Botanical Garden (now Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden) - Sagotrees Avenue. The oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere. Date: circa 1905
Mauritius - Port Louis - General Post Office - now the Mauritius Postal Museum Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Pamplemousses - Basin FarquarMauritius - Pamplemousses Botanical Garden (now Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden) - Basin Farquar, named in honour of the first British Governor, Robert Farquhar
Mauritius - Port Louis - Port Quayside showing the Crane Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - Panoramic View of Town & Harbour Mauritius - Port LouisMauritius - Port Louis - Panoramic View of Town & Harbour Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - HM Battleships and Signal Mountain. Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - General Railway Station. Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - St. Louis Roman Catholic Cathedral Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - Queen Street from Place dArmes. Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - Town and Harbour - PanoramaMauritius - Port Louis - Town and Harbour - Panoramic view. Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - The Town Hall Date: circa 1909
Mauritius - Port Louis - The Harbour Date: circa 1909
REPTILES / TURTLES 1598Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species Date: 1598
Theodore Hook(1788-1841). He was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810
Two boy scouts on an outdoor activity, Mauritius, signalling with a flag
Firewalking, MauritiusFirewalking as a religious ceremony at Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Date: 1881
Mangrove tree sapling grows on basalt rock June sea shore near Le Prince Maurice Hotel Poste de Flacq East of Mauritius
East of Ilot Gabriel island sea shore with black basalt rocks a wind-battered Common screwpine tree with aerial roots visible endemic for Mascarenes (Mauritius and Reunion) June North of Mauritius
Red-whiskered Bulbul adult sits on a back of a chair waits for people to leave to feed on a table leftovers grounds of Le Prince Maurice resort near Poste de Flacq East of Mauritius
Boutons skink Snake-eyed skink adult sunbathes on a black basalt rock which holes he uses for hiding and safe moving around East shore of Ilot Gabriel island endemic for Mascarenes
Tailless tenrec Common tenrec adult searches for food and shelter at dawn sea beach near Poste de Flacq June East of Mauritius
Saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri, Testudo Indica Vosmaer.. Recently extinct species of tortoise. Last recorded in 1800 in Mauritius
CALCUTTA IN ROUGH SEAThe Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853
Port Louis, MauritiusA mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius Date: 1863
Red mangrove Loop-root mangrove Asiatic mangrove saplings grow between basalt rocks on sea shore a view to Moka mountain range
Coconut palm in the evening sun sea beach at the grounds of Le Prince Maurice resort near Poste de Flacq June East of Mauritius
Coconut palm leaf in the evening sun sea beach at the grounds of Le Prince Maurice resort near Poste de Flacq June East of Mauritius
Amphitheatre-like structure built of black basalt in Bra d Eau National Park surrounding forest is a typical habitat of Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher June North of Mauritius
Old impact marks of volcanic bombs from an ancient volcano eruption basalt rocks at the East shore of Ilot Gabriel island Round Island and Ile aux Serpents island on horizon June North of Mauritius