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Teixeira De Aguilar, Jose, Filipe Jorge [Photographer]

FarÛis da Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas e Selvagens = The Madeira Archipelago Lighthouses

Argumentum, 2006

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Year of publication
2006
ISBN
9789728479435
Place of printing
Lisbon
Author
Teixeira De Aguilar, Jose
Publishers
Argumentum
Keyword
BOOKS IN PORTUGUESE MADEIRA ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSES PORTUGAL XPOR, 002
Cover description
No Jacket
Illustrator
Filipe Jorge [Photographer]
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
As New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

As an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean the islands of Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas, and the Savage Islands, with open seas and steep cliffs there are some historic dramatically situated lighthouses that protect navigation in the area. This handsome book testifies to their significance. Technical descriptions alternate with historical anecdotes, and it is illustrated with engravings, stunning recent photographs, extracts from archives, marine charts and maps. Bi-Lingual text in Portuguese with English translation by Reginald Brown.140p. illus , maps, sources and bibliography. NOTE: This is a very heavy [1.8kg] oversized volume [31x12x2 cm] [2 copies found in Worldcat]