An undated history of Mauritius, 412 pages, comprising a page inscribed 'No. 24 Notice Historique'; 'Table des Matieres de la Notice Historique' (numbered pp. 787-799); and a chronological account of events in Mauritius from 1507 to 1824 (numbered pp. 801-1196).
Mauritius history
This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library
- Reference
- GB 115 RCS/RCMS 186
- Dates of Creation
- 1825
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- French .
- Physical Description
- 1 volume(s) 1 volume paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Marie Claude Antoine Marrier (1766-1831), Baron d'Unienville, was a colonial archivist in Mauritius.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
The provenance of the collection is not known. It was identified as the work of Baron d'Unienville by H. Adolphe, of the Mauritius Government Archives, on the basis of the handwriting.
Note
Includes index.
Other Finding Aids
MSS 483 V
Donald H. Simpson, ed., 'The manuscript catalogue of the library of the Royal Commonwealth Society' (London, 1975), pp. 110-111.
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Bibliography
Apart from a concluding paragraph, the text corresponds to pp. 159-320 of vol. 2 and pp. 1-107 of vol. 3 of 'Statistique de l'Ile Maurice', 1885-1886.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS.
Marrier, Marie Claude Antoine, 1766-1831, Baron d'Unienville