Ref No | LDGSL/519 |
Title | Engraving, 'Immense catafalque et triste tombeau d'une partie des braves habitans de la valleé d'Arth' |
Date | [c.1806] |
Level | Item |
Extent | 1 item |
Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
Description | Engraving, 'Immense catafalque et triste tombeau d'une partie des braves habitans de la valleé d'Arth', by A Giradet, [c.1806]. The print shows the aftermath of the landslide from the mountain of Rossberg [now known as Wildspitz], Switzerland, which destroyed the village of Goldau, killing nearly 500 people on 2 September 1806. |
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Provenance | Presented by Walter Calverley Trevelyan, 18 May 1826. |
Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
Language | English |
ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
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Term | Landslides |
Natural disasters |
Previous reference | LDGSL 519 |