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Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used as a refreshing station for passing ships. It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only settled in 1638, to prevent the French and English from settling on the island.
Dutch Mauritius (1638–1710) was the first permanent human settlement to be established on the island. Parrot hunting on Mauritius by Johann Theodor de Bry, 1601 Copper engraving from Het Tweede Boeck showing Dutch activities on the shore of Mauritius during the 1598 voyage of Admiral Jacob van Neck, as well as the first published depictions ...
The Frederik Hendrik museum in Vieux Grand Port recounts the history of the early Dutch settlement of the island. Nowadays, Mahébourg is a bustling centre of local trade. The new waterfront complex offers memorable walks along the seaside. The town has a casino, mark of a developing tourism industry. There is a growing number of small inns in ...
Vieux Grand Port is a town in the Grand Port District of Mauritius. It was the first human settlement in Mauritius. The Vieux Grand Port Historic Site is a National Heritage site, which contains the ruins of Fort Frederik Henrik, named after Frederik Henrik, Prince of Orange. The Dutch discovered Mauritius in 1598, and built the fort in 1638.
Mauritius (1638-1658/1664-1710) Middle East. Yemen. Al Mukha ... Dutch settlement in Rajshahi; India. Konkan (northern part of western coast of India)
The Dutch colonial empire (Dutch: Nederlandse koloniale rijk) comprised overseas territories and trading posts under some form of Dutch control from the early 17th to late 20th centuries, including those initially administered by Dutch chartered companies—primarily the Dutch East India Company (1602–1799) and Dutch West India Company (1621–1792)—and subsequently governed by the Dutch ...
Map of the East Indies. ... Dutch Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710. Asia
After the Dutch had abandoned Mauritius, the island became a French colony in September 1715 when Guillaume Dufresne d'Arsel landed and took possession of it, naming the island Isle de France. The French government turned over the administration of Mauritius to the French East India Company, but the island remained free of Europeans until 1721.