XEE4136756: History of the cafe: Captain Gabriel de Clieu (Declieux, Desclieux) (1687/1678- circa 1774), commissioned by King Louis XIV in 1725 to bring back to Martinique a coffee plant (coffee maker), shares with him his ration of water to save him from drying. Engraving from 1858. in “” The Museum of Sciences””, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images