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Madeira: A Short Illustrated History

by Joana de Freitas · 2015 edition

An accessible, illustrated overview of Madeira’s history — from its 15th-century discovery and settlement through the sugar and wine economies to the modern era — produced with the Madeira Story Centre in Funchal.

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Author
Joana de Freitas
Edition year
2015
Publisher
Madeira Story Centre
Language
English
ISBN-13
9789899553514

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