Jan Kozak Collection: Historical Earthquakes

Thumbnail Image Image-KZ255 Imaginary depiction of earthquake effects in China, with flooding. The broadsheet reports that 100,000 houses collapsed in Peking. (There is no evidence of a major eq. in Peking 1836-37, but the Cat. of Chinese eqs. and NOAA list a significant eq. in Gansu Province beween Min-xian and Lin-tan, intensity VIII. It may have been felt in Peking.)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZ256 Not having an image of Peking at his disposal, the artist used European architecture to portray the Chinese city. (There is no evidence of a major eq. in Peking 1836-37, but the Cat. of Chinese eqs. and NOAA list a significant eq. in Gansu Province beween Min-xian and Lin-tan, intensity VIII. It may have been felt in Peking.)(Engraving, Moravia, Czech Republic, 1837)