Person writer naturalist
Johnson
writer · naturalist
Author of a Handbook for Madeira (1885), cited for Madeira wine prices and for Captain Amias Preston's attack on Porto Santo. He is also cited on Madeiran fishes, terrestrial worms and a reported, unconfirmed occurrence of hypersthenite at Porto da Cruz.
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- Wine industry — Author of an 1885 Handbook quoting Madeira wine prices of 25 to 300 pounds a pipe.
- Fish — Naturalist whose publications record Madeiran fish species.
- Preston (Captain Amias) — Author of the Handbook for Madeira, cited as the source for Preston's attack on Porto Santo.
- Worms — Author cited for the record of four terrestrial worms in Madeira.
- Hypersthenite — Author who reported hypersthenite at Porto da Cruz, a finding not confirmed by later geologists.
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