Mauritius Collection

Mauritius / Port Louis
View of PORT LOUIS from the sea Date: 1865

Raphus cucullatus, dodo
Plate 1 from Memoirs on the Dodo by Sir Richard Owen, 1866

Indian Ocean Mauritius
Bird 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 leatherjacket
Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, and planehead filefish, Stephanolepis hispidus

Mauritius - Pieter Both Mountain
Pieter 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 studies
Two 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

Boeing 767-23BER 3B-NAK City of Curepipe (msn 23973 / 208), of Air Mauritius. Date: circa 1990

Mythical Reunion stork, Leguatia gigantea
Mythical Reunion stork, extinct giant bird discovered on Mauritius called Le Geant by Francois Leguat in the 17th century. Based on a description of the Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Mythical Reunion stork, extinct giant bird discovered on Mauritius called Le Geant by Francois Leguat in the 17th century. Leguatie, Leguatia gigantea. Colour printed illustration by F

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird
Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, flightless bird hunted to extinction on Mauritius in the 17th century. Dodo oder Dronte, Didus ineptus. Colour printed illustration by F

Rhynchosia malacophylla. Collected in Zanzibar by German botanist Charles Theodore Hilsenberg and Czech botanist Wenceslas Bojer, sent by Irish naturalist Charles Telfair from Mauritius

Mundulea barclayi. Native of Madagascar, found by German botanist Charles Theodore Hilsenberg and Czech botanist Wenceslas Bojer, sent by Irish naturalist Charles Telfair from Mauritius. Mr

Black-eyed susan vine, Thunbergia alata
Black-eyed susan vine, or wing-petioled thunbergia, Thunbergia alata

Pink astiria, Astiria rosea or Ruizia rosea. Extinct
Pink astiria, Astiria rosea or Ruizia rosea. Imported from Mauritius and flowered at the Duke of Northumberland's garden at Syon. Thought to be extinct

Large-flowered trochetia, Trochetia grandiflora. Received from Mauritius, and flowered at the Duke of Northumberland's garden at Syon

Blue fountain bush, Rotheca serrata
Blue fountain bush, the blue-flowered glory tree or the beetle killer, Rotheca serrata. Broad-leaved clerodendrum, Clerodendrum macrophyllum

First published illustration of a dodo by van Neck, 1601
Facsimile 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)

Mauritius - Moka Railway Station. A number of narrow gauge industrial railway lines, connected sugar mills with nearby sugar cane plantations

The Government House, Intendance St, Port Louis, Mauritius
The 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 Mauritius
c.1890s Le Reduit - State House, residence of the President of Mauritius

Nutrush, Scleria mitis. Scleria non spinosa

Portrait of Roman Emperor Tiberius II Constantine
Tiberius II Constantine, 520-582. Tiberius Constantinus, Eastern Roman Emperor, Byzantine Emperor

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 s
Dodos 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 warbler
Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala (Fringilla erythrocephala) from Mauritius, and unknown brown warbler in the possesion of Marmaduke Tunstall

Botanical Garden, Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Botanical Garden, Pamplemousses District, Mauritius. Date: circa 1910

Church of the Immaculate Conception, Port Louis, Mauritius. Date: circa 1910

Mauritius - Pamplemousses - Sagotrees Avenue
Mauritius - 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 Farquar
Mauritius - 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 Louis
Mauritius - 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 - Panorama
Mauritius - 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 1598
Dutch 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, Mauritius
Firewalking 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 SEA
The 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, Mauritius
A 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

Interior of Ilot Gabriel island a view to the West to a lighthouse on Ile Plate / Flat island vegetation among black basalt rocks wind-battered Common screwpine tree (on the right)

Ilot Gabriel island shore a view to the North-East to the Pigeon Rock (centre) and Ile Plate / Flat Island (on the left) June North from Mauritius

Black River National Park a view from Macchabe trail to the West over Grand Gorges and towards the sea June Mauritius

Sea view and a beach at the grounds of Le Prince Maurice resort near Poste de Flacq June East of Mauritius

Vegetation and basalt rocks at the sea shore June near Le Prince Maurice Hotel Poste de Flacq East of Mauritius

Ferney Forest view from a footpath Rusa deer / Javan rusa feeding on slopes are visible in the centre June Forest

A footpath and a bridge over a stream in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

Ile aux Aigrettes island coral West point nature reserve and a base for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation habitat restoration programme June Mahebourg Bay South-East of Mauritius

Mauritius Fody adult feeds in undergrowth endemic to Mauritius ringed subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve Mahebourg Bay

Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher adult feeds in undegrowth one birds of a pair feeding together forest in Bra d Eau National Park June North of Mauritius

Mauritius Olive White-eye adult feeds in undergrowth endemic to Mauritius ringed subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve

Mauritius Grey White-eye Mascarene White-eye Grey White-eye adult feeds in undegrowth one of birds in a small group feeding together Bra d Eau National Park June North of Mauritius

White-tailed Tropicbird adult in flight flies over Ilot Gabriel island while feeding over the sea June North of Mauritius

Common Myna adult sings while sitting on a basalt garden wall grounds of Le Prince Maurice resort near Poste de Flacq East of Mauritius

Village Weaver Spotted-backed Weaver Black-headed Weaver adult male seats on a branch between an old woven nest

Pink pigeon adult ringed feeds on forest floor endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature reserve Mahebourg Bay

Telfairs skink Round Island skink adult searches for food on forest floor endemic to Mauritius subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June Ile aux Aigrettes island nature

Mauritius ornate day gecko adult watches for prey from a tree trunk endemic to Mauritius Bras d Eau National Park subject to a Mauritian Wildlife Foundation regeneration programme June North of

Crab-eating macaque Long-tailed macaque female hangs on a branch end and waits for food to be thrown from boats bank of Grand Riviere Sud-Est river (Grand River South East) June Beau Champ Mauritius

Rusa deer Javan rusa Sunda sambar herd feeds on a slope in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

Bra d Eau National Park forest is a typical habitat of Mascarene Paradise Flycatcher black basalt indicates an ancient lava flows June North of Mauritius

A waterfall in Ferney Forest a view from a footpath June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

A footpath in Ferney Forest June Forest and Wildlife reserve Valley de Ferney private sugar estate -Bambou Mountains South-East of Mauritius

Valley de Ferney private sugar estate view from a footpath over Ferney Forest towards Mahebourg Bay with Ile Aux Egrettes island just visible in the centre June Forest

Walter Rothschilds Necropsittacus borbonicus
Plate 8, a watercolour painting on paper by Henrik Gronvold from Walter Rothschilds Extinct Birds (1907). Art original 56 x 78 cm. Date: 1907

Broad-billed parrot
Plate 7 from Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World, Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild (1907). Date: 1907

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