Islands in The Indian Ocean

A striking and decorative and detailed map of the Islands of the Indian Ocean -- including an inset of Mauritius. This map is from The Illustrated Atlas and Modern History of the World, published from 1849 to 1853. This map has a decorative border and attractive vignettes by H. Winkles. Beautiful inset perspective views of Port Louis, Mautitius; Point De Galle, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); North Beach, Prince of Wales Island (now Penang Island, Malaysia); the Fall of the River Roche, Isle of Bourbon (now Reunion Island) and a native village in Madagascar are shown.