Great Lisbon Earthquake, 1755
LISBON EARTHQUAKE, 1755. /nThe great earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, 1 November 1755. Contemporary German broaadside.
1755 Lisbon earthquake
A contemporary report on the earthquake of Lisbon in 1755.
disaster, natural disaster, earthquake, Lisboa, 1.11.1755, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
Old reproduction of 1757 picture depicting Saint-Paul ruins after 1755 Lisbon Earthquake. After painture of Le Bas, published on Magasin Pittoresque,
N/A. Lisbon earthquake of 1755 English: Lisbon, Portugal, during the great earthquake of 1 November 1755. This copper engraving, made that year, shows the city in ruins and in flames. Tsunamis rush upon the shore, destroying the wharfs. The engraving is also noteworthy in showing highly disturbed water in the harbor, which sank many ships. Passengers in the left foreground show signs of panic. Original in: Museu da Cidade, Lisbon. Reproduced in: O Terramoto de 1755, Testamunhos Britanicos = The Lisbon Earthquake of 1755, British Accounts. Lisbon: British Historical Society of Portugal, 1990. P
1755 Lisbon earthquake.
Lisbon before and after 1755 earthquake
. English: Fleuron from book: A sermon preached at Daventry, December 7, 1755, On occasion of the late earthquake at Lisbon, November, 1, 1755. By S. Clark. 195 A sermon preached at Daventry, December 7, 1755, On occasion of the late earthquake at Lisbon, November, 1, 1755 Fleuron T060265-4
Portal of a medieval church in Loule, Portugal
PORTUGAL EARTHQUAKE, 1755. /nThe great earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, 1 November 1755: contemporary engraving.
A contemporary engraving shows the destruction of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon by the earthquake of 1755. As at many earthquakes a fire broke out due to the tremors that destroyed many houses spared by the earthquake. Survivors who tried to escape on the coast were killed by an almost 8m high tidal wave that was triggered by the earthquake.
. English: Fleuron from book: A sermon preached at Daventry, December 7, 1755, On occasion of the late earthquake at Lisbon, November, 1, 1755. By S. Clark. 195 A sermon preached at Daventry, December 7, 1755, On occasion of the late earthquake at Lisbon, November, 1, 1755 Fleuron T060265-5
Pentagram on a medieval church portal in Loule, Portugal
A contemporary engraving that shows the remains of the mighty cathedral of Lisbon. Hundreds of residents of the Portuguese capital were killed here when the building was hit by several earthquakes.
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