Carte particuliere du Port Louis : au nord ouëst de l'Isle de France et de ses environs avec les fortifications proposeé pour sa defence et sureté. [ca. 1715]

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Carte particuliere du Port Louis : au nord ouëst de l'Isle de France et de ses environs avec les fortifications proposeé pour sa defence et sureté. [ca. 1715]

Map and nautical chart of the Port Louis region on Mauritius (formerly Isle de France or Maurice) in the Mascarene Islands. Locations of two proposed batteries, to include a total 16 cannons, marked on either side of the entrance to the port with the letter A.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 450 x 692 mm., folded to 565 x 370 mm.

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