COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Johannesburg, General Litho
Date:
1957
Short Title:
Mauritius
Publisher:
Johannesburg, General Litho
Publisher Location:
Johannesburg
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
60
Obj Width cm:
47
Country:
Mauritius
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
Mauritius
List No:
10850.000
Publication Author:
Johannesburg, General Litho
Pub Date:
1957
Pub Title:
Mauritius
Pub Note:
"This is a beautiful and rare pictorial map of Mauritius, lithographed in color and published in Johannesburg in 1957. It is decorated with a title cartouche, a compass rose and the coat of arms of the island with its Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici" (in English, Star and Key of the Indian Ocean). This tourist map is abundantly illustrated with portraits of famous figures linked to the history of the island (La Bourdonnais, Surcouf, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Robert Edward Hart, Baudelaire…), local scenes, views of tourist places, productions of the island and representations of flora and fauna, such as the dodo, the emblematic bird of Mauritius, whose species became extinct at the end of the 17th century. We have not been able to identify the author of the map from his initials (A.M.L.)." (Begonia Le Bail, 2021)
Pub List No:
10850.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
60
Pub Width cm:
47
Image No:
10850000.jp2
Authors:
Johannesburg, General Litho
