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Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo

Name: Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo
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ISBN: 9781240862740

During the Autumn of 1823

by Thomas Edward Bowdich , Sarah Bowdich Lee · 1825 edition

A classic early 19th-century account of Madeira and Porto Santo by the explorer T. E. Bowdich, with zoological and botanical material added by his wife Sarah Bowdich Lee. Available as a modern facsimile reprint.

travel narrative natural history 19th-century Madeira Porto Santo

Authors: Thomas Edward Bowdich, Sarah Bowdich Lee
Edition year: 1825
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions (reprint)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781240862740

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