Mirror of Literature,  4 (1824), 385–88.

Earthquake at Lisbon

Anon

Genre:

Miscellaneous

Relevant illustrations:

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Illustrators:

Sears Sc

Subjects:

Geology


    The article opens by heralding the findings of the 'new science of geology' (385), before narrating in detail the events of the earthquake in Lisbon in 1755.



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