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Journal of a Visit to Madeira and Portugal (1853–1854)

The illustrated travel journal of Isabella de França, wife of a London merchant of Madeiran origin — lost for nearly a century, then rediscovered — offering a vivid writer’s and watercolourist’s portrait of island life in 1853–54.

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travel journal19th-century Madeirawatercolourssocial history
Author
Isabella de França
Edition year
1970
Publisher
Junta Geral do Distrito Autónomo do Funchal
Language
English

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