Brown (A. Samler)
A. Samler Brown was the English author of a widely used tourist and invalid guide to Madeira, the Canaries and the Azores, first published in 1889.
Works: Madeira, Canary Islands and Açores, a pratical and complete guide for the use of tourists and invalids, London).
This guide, one of the most accomplished ever published, contains a wealth of useful information not only on the history, geology, climate, etc. of the main islands of the archipelagos of Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Azores, but also on the places in those islands most worth visiting by foreigners. The 100th edition, published in 1910, contains 20 maps and plans and a greater abundance of useful information than the earlier editions.
Only from 1901 onwards did Mr Samler Brown begin to deal with the islands of the Azores, the work having first appeared in 1889 under the following title: Madeira and Canary Islands, etc. (London).
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- Azores
Portugal. Archipelago added to the guide from 1901.
The Azores, an Atlantic archipelago that shares plant species with Madeira. The Elucidário records settlement there by Madeiran families such as the Bettencourts, the 1801 ban on Azorean wines in Madeira, and imports of Azorean tobacco. It also notes that Azorean farmers were brought to Madeira to teach maize-growing methods.
- Canary Islands
Spain. Archipelago also covered by the guide.
The Canary Islands are the archipelago neighbouring Madeira, with disputed accounts of their discovery. Tradition holds that their Béthencourt king sold them to Prince Henry in exchange for lands in Madeira. The Elucidário notes many contacts between the two archipelagos, including scientific visits, the Orfeão Madeirense's tour in May 1922 and the massacre of forty Jesuits in their waters.
- London
United Kingdom. Place of publication of the guide.
The British capital, the place of publication of many English works on Madeira, including those of the du Canes, Embleton and Bloxam. Mason compared its humidity with Funchal's, and artillery for the Fortress of São Tiago came from there. It hosted the 1909 applied chemistry congress.
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English author of a practical guide to Madeira, the Canary Islands and the Azores for tourists and invalids.