Jan Kozak Collection: Historical Earthquakes

Thumbnail Image Image-KZ272 Japanese capital destroyed by 1855 earthquake and subsequent fire. (Japanese woodblock print, 19th c.)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ275 Damaged and burning buildings in Edo (Tokyo). One of the Japanese deities in the sky carries a stone to quash the giant catfish causing the earthquake. (Japanese woodblock print, 19th c.)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ416 Earthquake damage in Tokyo (Color woodblock print with text, 19th c.)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ417 Devastation caused by the earthquake and subsequent fire. (Color woodblock print, 19th c.)