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Rambles in Madeira and in Portugal

In the early part of 1826

A reprint of Alfred Lyall’s 1826 travel account of his rambles through Madeira and Portugal, one of the British travel narratives that shaped outside perceptions of the island.

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Author
Alfred Lyall
Edition year
2018
Publisher
Franklin Classics (reprint)
Language
English
ISBN-13
9781377580074

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