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Elucidário Madeirense

Person physician surveyor

Gourlay

physician · surveyor

Gourlay was a physician whose 1811 work advised consumptives to winter in Funchal. In 1811 he measured Pico Ruivo at 2,515 m.

1Mentioned in

Climate — Physician whose 1811 work advised consumptives to winter in Funchal.
Ruivo (peak) — Measured Pico Ruivo in 1811 at 2,515 m, according to the Elucidário's table.

2Chronology

1811
Dr William Gourlay published his Observations on Madeira in London, measuring Pico Ruivo at 2,515 m.

3Places mentioned

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (14)

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (14)