The first visit of the Dutch on the island of Mauritius in 1598
The first printed view of Mauritius, with the first printed image of a dodo (in circle). From the etching published in 1600 by Cornelis Claesz., here in the 1646 Commelin impression. Image courtesy Prof. Leon Claessens

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