Autograph map, unsigned, entitled "Plan de l'Isle de France par Mr. L'Abbe de La Caille. Le camp est par la longitude de 55d." Below the title is written: "Echelle de 6 lieux. marines". The compass rose at the bottom of the map directs North towards the bottom. Numerous locations on the island as well as ports and peripheral islands are given. The map is folded in half; the verso is blank. Title supplied by cataloger.
La Caille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713-1762 Ile de France--Maps Islands--Mauritius--Maps Mauritius--Maps Manuscript maps France 18th century. (aat)
Source
Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804 (bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution. mssDE Box 1 Manuscripts, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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