Jan Kozak Collection: Historical Earthquakes

Kozak Allegorical Images

Thumbnail Image Image-KZA21 Rescue due to the intelligence of a dog (1850) (Wood engraving)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA22 Inhabitants fleeing an earthquake. Large ground fissures, buildings damaged. (1890) (Wood engraving) (China)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA23 'Village, forest, and fields disappearing in an abyss.' (1890) (Wood engraving)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA24 Simple woodcut shows effects of 1783 earthquake. (Czech broadside, after 1783) (Scilla (Silla), Italy)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA25 City of Sparta destroyed by the earthquake of 464 B.C., according to the [painting or description] by Egisto. (Book illustration) (Sparta, Greece)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA26 'An earthquake in Honduras', though image is of a volcano. (Honduras)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA27 Pompeii bombarded by pyroclastic material from Vesuvius. (Pompeii, Italy)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA28 Embroiderered image showing an earthquake, broken steeples, castles on fire. Large ground fissures. (Embroidered textile) (Eastern Mediterranean)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA29 Ornamental title for a map of Sicily emphasizing volcanic and seismic activities. (Copper engraving) (Sicily)
Thumbnail Image Image-KZA30 People dressed as classical or biblical characters fleeing earthquake damaged town. (Copper engraving) (unknown)

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