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Excursions in Madeira and Porto Santo

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.

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travel narrativenatural history19th-century MadeiraPorto 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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