Account of the island of Madeira / [Nicholas Cayetano de Bettencourt Pitta].
- Pitta, Nicholas C., -1857.
- Date:
- 1812
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Account of the island of Madeira / [Nicholas Cayetano de Bettencourt Pitta]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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