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Seychelles hisory: Cerf, victoria clock tower


Part of the island group, the Amirantes (islands of the Admiral) is named in his honour. A Portuguese map of 1544 shows the islands as the Seven Sisters; Petite Soeur and Grande Soeur retain these names today. The British landed there in 1609 on an expedition for the East India Company.