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The Canary Islands

Chapter 1: Transcriber’s Notes.
By Florence Du Cane
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The author records a traveler's observations of an Atlantic archipelago, combining vivid landscape descriptions, townscapes, and everyday life with historical and economic notes. Early sections contrast volcanic peaks, deep barrancos, and terraced slopes with dusty ports, old patios, and narrow streets, often enlivened by local costumes and markets. Accounts of flora, gardens, and practical travel details sit alongside explanations of industries such as cochineal cultivation and its subsequent decline. The text mixes personal impressions, botanical and historical digressions, and practical advice, and is accompanied by numerous color illustrations and a sketch map.

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Title: The Canary Islands

Author: Florence Du Cane

Illustrator: Ella Du Cane

Release date: September 21, 2021 [eBook #66355]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: GB: A. and C. Black Ltd, 1911

Credits: Fay Dunn, Fiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

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Transcriber’s Notes.

In the Contents List, a V has been added to show VI.

Page 35 — swalwart changed to stalwart (two stalwart girls).

Page 41 — form changed to from (entirely hidden from our eyes).

Page 165 — iberty changed to liberty (“fly-flappers” were set at liberty).

Hyphenation has been standardised.

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