Abraham Momber van de Velde

Abraham Momber, also known as Abraham Momber van de Velde, was the last commander (opperhoofd) of the

as the de facto Dutch governor on November 25, 1703. On November 15, 1707, the VOC's premises, goods, and administration were almost entirely destroyed by a fire.

The same year, instructions were received from the VOC to abandon the island. Carthago and Mercurius sailed to Mauritius in September 1708 for transporting people and their effects to either Batavia or the Cape. Carthago continued onto Batavia, whereas Mercurius arrived at the Cape with most families^{[citation needed]} on 26 January 1709.^[1]: 418

After destroying everything they could not take with them in order to prevent the abandoned station to be of service to anyone else, Momber and his garrison left on January 25, 1710, to

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References

Further reading

• Allister Macmillan, Mauritius illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources., London : W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1914

Preceded by Roelof Deodati

Governor of Mauritius 1703–1710

Succeeded by Guillaume Dufresne d' Arsel