Île Raphael
16°27′0″S 59°37′0″E / 16.45000°S 59.61667°E
Île Raphael is an island in the Saint Brandon archipelago, a group of 30 outer islands of Mauritius.[1] The island is named after Veuve Raphaël.[2] Veuve Raphaël's husband was a sea captain[3][4] and had installations on the corner of rue (route) des Pamplemousses and rue Fanfaron in Port Louis. Captain Raphaël travelled regularly to Île Raphael, St Brandon from Port Louis and, on 17 May 1816[5] and November 1817,[6] is on record as bringing back salted fish (Poisson Salé[7][8]) on a Lugger called 'Le Cheriby' ('angel' in old French).
Today, Île Raphael's population amounts to less than 40 people and constitutes the majority of Saint Brandon's entire resident population. Some employees of Raphael Fishing Company stay and work on the island for periods of up to seven months, depending on the season. Île Raphaël is the principal base for line fishing, fly fishing and fly casting activities by resident fishermen.[9]
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Protecting St Brandon Islands
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Protecting Fauna of St Brandon Atoll
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Cemetery of Île Raphael
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
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The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius
See also[edit]
- Mascarene Islands
- St Brandon
- France Staub
- Avocaré Island
- L'île du Sud
- L'île du Gouvernement
- Permanent grant
- L'Île Coco
- Raphael Fishing Company
- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
References[edit]
- ^ "Île Raphael". ile archipel. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Point 5 In 1820 the then Governor General of Mauritius granted jouissances in respect of the five groups as follows. He granted to Ozile Majestre alone a joussance exclusive over one group, the Iles Boisées, and to two individuals, Ozile Majestre and Dominique Bétuel, jouissances en partage over another group of six islands (Petits Foux, Lavocaire and four others). He granted three further jouissances exclusives to respectively M. Burceret (La Baleine and l'île aux Cocos), Mme. Veuve Raphaël (l'île Raphaël) and Mr William Stone (Ile Veronge and Ile aux Bois). All these jouissances were unlimited in time.". vlex. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Jean-Marie Chelin. "30 August 1817". Histoire Maritime de L'ile Maurice. p. 142. ISBN 9789994902316.
(...) et Le Lougre, Le Cheriby, Capitaine Raphael pour St Brandon
- ^ Jean-Marie Chelin (21 October 1817). "25 October 1817". Histoire Maritime de l'Ile Maurice 1816 -1817 (in French). port louis: Imatech. p. 163.
Le Lougre le Cheriby, Capitaine Raphael, parti de St Brandon avec une cargaison de poisson sale
- ^ Chelin, Jean Marie (2016). Histoire Maritime de L'Ile Maurice 1816 & 1817 Marine et Commerce (in French). Tamarin: Jean Marie Chelin (published 17 May 1817). p. 107. ISBN 9789994902316.
- ^ Chelin, Jean-Marie (2016). Histoire Maritime de l'Ile Maurice 1816 et 1917 (in French). Mauritius: Jean-Marie Chelin. p. 169. ISBN 9789994902316.
- ^ Chelin, Jean Marie (2016). "1817". Histoire Maritime de L'isle Maurice (1816 & 1817) Marine et Commerce (in French). Tamarin, Mauritius: Jean Marie Chelin. p. 174. ISBN 9789994902316.
Poisson salé de St. Brandon à 6 piastres la livre le cent. S'adresser chez Mr. Raphael, rue des Pamplemousses au coin de celle du Fanfaron
- ^ "Rougaille poisson salé". eBox. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "The Raphael Fishing Company Ltd v. The State of Mauritius & Anor (Mauritius) [2008] UKPC 43 (30 July 2008)". www.saflii.org.
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