Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.

Excerpt from Concise Handbook of the Island of Madeira: With Plan of Funchal and Map of the Island The object of this little work is, in some mea sure, to supply the want felt by all who visit Madeira of a concise handbook containing prae tical information. Many, and amongst them excellent, works have been written on the island, all sharing the fate of quickly going out of print for want of circulation sufiicient to pay expenses. At the present time there is no guide of any kind to be bought, although a little work in French, treating of the climate, has just been written by Dr. Goldschmidt, and published in Paris.' It is hoped that the size and price of this. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.