Mauritius Collection (page 5)

Governor inspecting scouts at a rally, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with scouting leaders, inspecting boy scouts at a rally. Date: circa 1962

Member of 3rd Port Louis (Tamil) group of scouts, Mauritius
A member of the Sir Francis Drake Patrol of the 3rd Port Louis (Tamil) group of scouts, Mauritius, putting the finishing touches to a decoration on the ground made from sand and shells

Governor and scouting leader at a rally, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), presenting scouting leader Guy de la Hogue with the Silver Acorn at a rally

Governor and scouts at a rally, Mauritius
The Governor of Mauritius, Sir John Shaw Rennie (1917-2002), with scouting leaders and boy scouts, taking part in the presentation of new colours (flags) at a rally. Date: circa 1962

Scouting patrol leaders on weekend course, Mauritius
Scouting patrol leaders on a weekend course, Mauritius, seen here carrying a scout on a structure made from aloe, a type of bamboo

Port Louis, Mauritius - Pouce Stream Date: circa 1910s

St. Louis, Mauritius illustration (p.513) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Geochelone elephantopus, giant tortoise

Salamis augustina vinsoni, Mauritaian mother of pearl butter
The last specimen of the Mauritaian mother of pearl butterfly ever seen, collected in 1757. Now considered to be extinct

Bignonia telfairia. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Beaumontia grandiflora - Heralds Trumpet
Beaumontia grandiflora (heralds trumpet). Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Euphorbia splendens. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Bignonia cauliflora. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Marsilea sabinii. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Angriecum pectinatum. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Polystachya luteola

Dalbergia congesta. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

Telfairia volubilis. Manuscript document: Sketches of plants made at the Mauritius to accompany the report of May 1829 Date: 1829

German Navy Ships in Port Louis, Mauritius, 1885
Engraving showing a squadron of German Navy ships at anchor in the harbour of Port Louis, Mauritius, 1885

British in Mauritius
The British occupy the island of Mauritius (in the Indian Ocean), taking over from the French

Sea after Hurricane
Sailing vessels at sea after a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean

MAURITIUS
The steamer Mauritius off the island of the same name, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean

Mauritius Outrigger
Outrigger sailing boat of Mauritius, Indian Ocean. Date: circa 1880

Pierre Poivre
PIERRE POIVRE French missionary, turned merchant and naturalist who smuggled plants to Reunion and Mauritius, later governor of Mauritius

Dutch Explore Mauritius
Dutch explorers on the island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean, find huge turtles as well as other novel species

Hms Beagle at Mauritius
HMS Beagle, the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed, approaching Mauritius

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