The Chateau Labourdonnais in Mapou has opened its doors to the public following nearly three years of renovation and now offers a fascinating glimpse of the world of the 19th century sugar planter. The château de Labourdonnais was built in 1858 by Christian Wiehe, an insightful man, whose numerous descendants still mostly live in Mauritius… Continue reading Chateau Labourdonnais
Month: April 2011
Malcolm de Chazal – Histoires Étranges…
NEW PUBLICATION: Malcolm de Chazal, Histoires Étranges suivi de Fabliaux de Colloques Magiques, Arma Artis (France), novembre 2010. A new book in French has just appeared about iconic Mauritian author and artist, Malcolm de Chazal. As this book is in French, we provide a summary of the content, also in that language. Présentation de Robert… Continue reading Malcolm de Chazal – Histoires Étranges…
Relics from 1810?
The Powder Mills Badges Radhakrishna Ramasawmy Following a stint of volunteer work with the Dutch archaeological team excavating at the Fort Frederik Hendrik in 1997 and 1999, Van Lanza (see tribute at the end of this article) and the author of this study went on to explore the possible route taken by the British army… Continue reading Relics from 1810?
Last Years of the Isle of France [1800-14]
Last Years of the Isle of France [1800-14] ‘YOU HAVE KEPT THE PORT AND YOU HAVE GIVEN BACK THE VOLCANO!’ This was French King Louis XVIII’s comment after the Congress of Vienna in 1815. 5 years previously, in 1810, British forces had conquered the French controlled Mascarene Islands in the southwest Indian Ocean. The… Continue reading Last Years of the Isle of France [1800-14]