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Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair
Wuellerstorf-Urbair
naval officer · foreign visitor
Austrian commodore who commanded the frigate Novara on its round-the-world scientific voyage of 1857–59, staying at Madeira in June 1857. His account praises Funchal's gardens and vegetation, and this chapter was twice translated into Portuguese.
1Mentioned in
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- Scientific expeditions — Commander of the Austrian frigate Novara at Madeira in 1857.
- Hochstetter (Dr Ferd. von) — Commodore commanding the frigate Novara and leader of its scientific expedition.
- Gardens of Madeira — Austrian commodore commanding the frigate Novara, quoted praising the gardens and vegetation of Funchal.
2Chronology
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During its 1857–1859 circumnavigation, the Austrian frigate Novara under Commodore Wuellerstorf-Urbair, with geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter aboard, stayed at Madeira and Funchal from 8 to 17 June 1857.
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The account of the Novara voyage under Commodore Wuellerstorf-Urbair, including its call at Madeira, was published in Vienna.
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João Felix Pereira's translation of the Madeira chapter of Wuellerstorf-Urbair's account appeared in A Lampada.
3Places mentioned
Abroad