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Group: Leinster (Laigin), Irish kingdom of
People: Claude Louis Berthollet
Location: Pontlevoy Centre France

It has been frequently hypothesized that Mauritius …

Years: 1504 - 1515

It has been frequently hypothesized that Mauritius was first discovered by the Arabs.

The first historical evidence of the existence of an island now known as Mauritius is on a map produced in 1502 by the Italian cartographer Alberto Cantino, who shows three islands that are thought to represent the Mascarenes (Mauritius, …