THE SEYCHELLES,East African Islands

The Republic of Seychelles is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,600 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest, and the Maldives to the northeast. While Arab traders were probably the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles, the first recorded sighting of them took place in 1505, by the Portuguese. As a transit point for trading between Africa and Asia, they were occasionally used by pirates until the French began to take control of the islands starting in 1756, naming them after Jean Moreau de Sechelles, the then French finance minister. The British contested control over the islands with the French between 1794 and 1811, with the British eventually gaining the upper hand and being ceded the islands in 1814. The main island, Mahe, is divided into 23 administrative regions, called districts: * Anse aux Pins * Anse Boileau * Anse Etoile * Anse Louis * Anse Royale * Baie Lazare * Baie Sainte Anne * Beau Vallon * Bel Air * Bel Ombre * Cascade * Glacis * Grand' Anse (Mahe) * Grand' Anse (Praslin) * La Digue * La Riviere Anglaise * Mont Buxton * Mont Fleuri * Plaisance * Pointe La Rue * Port Glaud * Saint Louis * Takamaka

1890s Wood Engraving Antique Map

Approximate Overall Size: 7 X 10 1/2 inches

CONDITION: Book Plate INTEXT MAP - Excellent Condition. Beautiful with excellent detail. There is Text on Front and Back Side.