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FREITAS (Bernardino José de Sena). UMA VIAGEM ao Valle das Furnas na Ilha de S. Miguel em Junho de 1840 / por [...]. Lisboa. 1845. - FREITAS (Bernardino José de Sena) UMA VIAGEM ao Valle das Furnas na Ilha de S. Miguel em Junho de 1840 / por [...] . Lisboa: Na Imprensa Nacional, 1845. XVI, 106 pp., 3 est.: il.; 340 mm. First edition. Account of the trip made in June 1840 to the Furnas valley, on the island of São Miguel, the author's first major work, whose printing at the National Press of Lisbon was supervised by himself, with the sponsorship of Manuel de Medeiros da Costa Canto e Albuquerque, Baron of Laranjeiras. A seminal work for understanding the Furnas Valley in the mid-19th century, its volcanic landscape, and its thermal and mineral springs, it continues to be cited in modern studies of the geochemistry of Azorean waters. Illustrated with three plates. Important monograph on São Miguel. Rare. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate ¶ Inocêncio, v.1, p. 365