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title: Levada Aqueduct, Madeira
author: Jörg Schmalenberger
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14056/levada-aqueduct-madeira/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Levada Aqueduct, Madeira
_Authored by Jörg Schmalenberger_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14056.png)
## Image Caption
A *levada* or [aqueduct](https://www.worldhistory.org/aqueduct/) on the Portuguese island of Madeira. *Levadas* were built by Portuguese colonists to improve irrigation of plantations of wheat and sugar cane from the late 15th century onwards.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Schmalenberger, J. (2021, May 20). Levada Aqueduct, Madeira. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Schmalenberger, Jörg. "Levada Aqueduct, Madeira." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Levada_Madeira.jpg) by [**Jörg Schmalenberger**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Levada_Madeira.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.