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Mauritius Collection, 1737-1969

2.31 metres (3 ms boxes + 2 archive boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 1 large folio box)

Abstract Or Scope: A collection of manuscripts relating to Mauritius. It formed part of a large collection of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps and drawings which was purchased by the National Library in 1968 from the widow of Andre de Chapuiset le Merle of Mauritius. The items are arranged as far as possible in chronological order. Note that items 198-209 were found in amongst the published component in Asian Collections, and were transferred to this collection in May 2001.

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"Account of the conquest of Mauritius with some notices on the history, soil, products, defences, and the political importance of this island, to which is added a sketch and map explanatory of the military operations: by an officer who served on the expedition." Bound transcript, 70 pages, of the book published in London, 1811, for T. Egerton, Military Library, Whitehall. The final eight pages contain the terms of capitulation of Mauritius to the British

Unit ID:: 21

A copy of Lord Campbell's Act, to amend the Law of Evidence, 7 August 1851

Unit ID:: 42
Date:: 7 August 1851

Bonnefoy, T. Manuscript (ca 500 pages) for a book, entitled "Table généraledes lois transcrites ou deposées au greffe de la cour d' appel de l'ile Maurice, ci-devant Ile de France, 1853." A preamble summarises administrative changes 1722-1843, the period covered by the book. The manuscript is in the form of an alphabetic subject index, giving under each subject the title of the act, with date, date of regulations, and name of administration during which the act was passed. Bonnefoy was at one time archivist to the cour d'appel

Unit ID:: 43