Carte de la baye des Mazelages ou Nouveaux Menages : située dans l'Isle de Madagascar, par la latitude de 17 degrez sud. [ca. 1670]

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Carte de la baye des Mazelages ou Nouveaux Menages : située dans l'Isle de Madagascar, par la latitude de 17 degrez sud. [ca. 1670]

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Nautical chart of an unidentified bay on the northeastern coast of Madagascar, possibly Antongil Bay. On the chart, the bay is fed by two rivers on its west coast, and a third from the east. Shows 17 buildings comprising a French settlement on an island at the north end, or head, of the bay. Also identifies the islands of "Jean Gomme" and "Isle Macambe" at the southern end, or mouth, of the bay. Cf. Grandidier, Alfred. Histoire de la géographie de Madagascar (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1892).

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 469 x 303 mm.

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