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14 books about Madeira tagged “history”.
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Madeira Wine
With selection notes
English · 2022 edition
The standard modern reference on Madeira wine. This comprehensively updated edition covers the islands’ history and geography, the vineyards and winemaking, a guide to current producers and shippers, and tasting notes on more than 400 wines. Shortlisted for the André Simon Award.
Madeira Wine
With selection notes
English · 2011 edition
Noël Cossart’s account of the Madeira wine trade draws on his experience with Cossart Gordon and its archives. This expanded 2011 edition retains his 1984 text and adds a biography, auction records and correspondence.
Madeira Wine
With selection notes
English · 2014 edition
A completely revised edition of Liddell’s authoritative study (the original was shortlisted for the André Simon Award), covering the island’s history, grape varieties, producers and the wines themselves, brought up to date.
Madeira Wine
English · 1961 edition
A classic mid-century monograph on Madeira wine, part of Croft-Cooke’s fortified-wine trilogy alongside his books on Sherry and Port — a literary, historically minded account of the island’s wine and trade. Available secondhand.
Madeira Wine
English · 1933 edition
A short classic by the great wine writer André Simon with Elizabeth Craig, pairing essays on Madeira wine with recipes for Madeira cake, sauces and dishes that use the wine — an early bridge between Madeira wine and gastronomy. Available secondhand.
Travel & Walking Guides
English · 2023 edition
Michelin’s illustrated Green Guide covering Portugal together with Madeira and the Azores, with star-rated attractions, essays on history, art and culture, and suggested touring itineraries.
Travel & Walking Guides
German · 2022 edition
A comprehensive German-language Baedeker guide to Madeira combining nature, culture and history with sightseeing, touring suggestions and practical tips, plus a large fold-out travel map.
History & Culture
With selection notes
English · original edition 1911
W. H. Koebel’s engaging Edwardian portrait of Madeira, weaving the island’s history with contemporary life and travel, illustrated with photographs by Mildred Cossart.
History & Culture
English · original edition 1900
Anthony Drexel Biddle’s turn-of-the-century account of the Madeira Islands — history, scenery, vine-culture and society — with full-page illustrations and maps.
History & Culture
English · original edition 1838
John Driver’s first-hand letters from 1830s Madeira, with an appendix on the island’s history, climate and wine trade — a vivid early-19th-century portrait.
History & Culture
Portuguese
A Portuguese-language narrative history spanning 600 years of Madeira — from Zarco’s 1419 landing and the Funchal sugar barons through the Atlantic slave economy to the 1976 autonomy.
History & Culture
With selection notes
Portuguese · 2018 edition
Volume IV of Rui Carita’s monumental Portuguese-language history of Madeira, on the 18th century: royal centralisation, the captain-general, the Church and the treasury.
Travel & Walking Guides
Dutch · 2017 edition
A richly illustrated Dutch Dominicus guide to Madeira, strong on history, culture, landscape and nature alongside practical travel information.
Travel & Walking Guides
Spanish · 2013 edition
The Spanish Anaya Touring “Guía Viva” to Madeira — selected hotels and restaurants, context on history, art and nature, and practical info including Porto Santo.