Photographer’s Note
Pamplemousses Botanical garden is wellknown by those visitinng Mauritius .The garden owes its origins to François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, governor of Ile de France (ancient name of Mauritius island), who bought the property at Mon Plaisir, and had his house built and a vegetable garden created there. However, Pierre Poivre, a predestined name, was the genuine and passionate creator. When this botanist and explorer, once a seminarist, visited Ile de France, he turned out to be a real “missionary of spices
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Copyright: Christian Hardouin (HARDCHRIS)
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(2848) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2008-05-28
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Nikon D3, 70-200 ifs vr
- Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
- Details: Tripod: Yes
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2008-06-06 11:07
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