Description
Scarce c.18th engraved plan of fort Tolagnaro formerly Fort Dauphin.
The fort was the first French settlement in Madagascar. The bay of Tolanaro was found by a Portuguese Captain in 1500 and Fort Dauphin was founded on an Antanosy village, Taolankarana, in 1643 by the French East India Company who built a fort there named in honour of the crown prince, the future Louis XIV of France.
From Prevost, Abbe. Histoire générale des voyages : ou, Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre qui ont été publiées jusqu’à présent dans les différentes langues de toutes les.. Paris
References:
Sabin, J. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from its Discovery to the Present Time. New York. (1936) 1967: 65403.
Hill, J. The Hill Collection of Pacific Voyages. San Diego 1974: p.241
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973: 5991
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 6058912
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: 05041509
State Library New South Wales: RB/DQ909.8A
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Identifier: ark:/12148/bpt6k201024v
State Library Victoria: RARESF 910.8 P929H
