City and spectacle : a vision of pre-earthquake Lisbon

On the eve of the great earthquake of 1st November 1755, Lisbon was one of the most populated cities in Europe, a major sea port, international trading station and the political heart of an empire that extended from India to Brazil. Portrayed by some travellers and foreign residents as a mixture of...

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Main Author: Câmara, Maria Alexandra Gago da (author)
Other Authors: Murteira, Maria Helena (author), Rodrigues, Paulo Simões (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/3051
Country:Portugal
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