A letter from a Portuguese officer to a friend in Paris . Giving an account of the late dreadful earthquake, by which the city of Lisbon was destroyed. Translated from the Portuguese.

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Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal,1755 - Early works to 1800

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A letter from a Portuguese officer to a friend in Paris . Giving an account of the late dreadful earthquake, by which the city of Lisbon was destroyed. Translated from the Portuguese.