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12 Days: Port wine and Darwin sets sail

How the English's fondness for Portuguese fortified wine began, and the unlikely story of the voyage which inspired Charles Darwin's natural philosophy.

Series
Standalone
Topics
Port-Darwin Connection
Published date
2021-12-27
Year span
1831 – 1836

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