English visitor to Madeira in 1687 who observed merchants carrying swords and daggers and mentioned the corsa, showing that the vehicle was already in use. His account does not mention the carapuça.
1 · Mentioned in
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Police — English visitor to Madeira in 1687 who observed merchants carrying swords and daggers.
Corsa — Visitor to Madeira in 1687 who mentioned the corsa, showing the vehicle was already in use then.
Dress — Traveller whose account of Madeira does not mention the carapuça.
2 · Chronology
1687168516901687
21 October 1687–23 October 1687
Dr Hans Sloane stayed in Madeira, recording armed merchants, the use of the corsa sledge and cases of syphilis.
