History of the Azores, or Western Islands. Containing an account of the government, laws, and religion, the manners, ceremonies, and character of the inhabitants: and demonstrating the importance of these valuable islands to the British Empire / Illustrated with maps and other engravings. [Anon].

  • Ashe, Thomas, 1770-1835.
Date:
1813
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: History of the Azores, or Western Islands. Containing an account of the government, laws, and religion, the manners, ceremonies, and character of the inhabitants: and demonstrating the importance of these valuable islands to the British Empire / Illustrated with maps and other engravings. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE. (BY THE EDITOR.) ON the introduction of a work of this nature to the public, it seems requisite to give some previous explanation of the design ; to point out the general and particular uses for which it is intended ; and the advan- tages that may arise from reading it with attention. The plan of the undertaking is more comprehensive than that of voyages and travels in general: that is to say, of those which describe similar countries, without assisting the reader in conjecture, or which do not phi- losophize upon facts* We may presume to add, that herein the author has attempted to combine science with description, and instruction with amusement. Travel has, in our days, become a part of education ; B