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Title Description of Madeira in a Letter from John Shattock, f. 649
Reference Eg 2395
Library The British Library
Description The descriptions of the island are mainly associated with trade, commerce and its defences.
Document Type Manuscript, Report
Primary Commodity Wine and Spirits
Theme Trade and Commerce; Politics and Empire
Keywords barley, flora and fauna, climate, construction
Region Europe
Places Portugal, Madeira; England
Additional Information Please note that these folios are from the following collection: Miscellaneous official papers relating to the English settlements in America and the West Indies, chiefly documents submitted to, or, issuing from, the Council of Trade and Plantations, with a few original letters; 1627-1699. A large part of the collection appears to have been formed by Thomas Povey, Secretary to the Council
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