| Ref No | LDGSL/213 |
| Title | Watercolours of Cumana after the 1853 earthquake and the Morros of San Juan, Venezuela |
| Date | 1859 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Two watercolours by George Parkes Wall, 1859, showing the destruction of the buildings of Cumana after the earthquake on 15 August 1853, and the Morros of San Juan, Venezuela. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Publication Note | From a paper read before the Society on 16 May 1860 and published as "On the geology of a part of Venezuela and of Trinidad", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 16, pp460-470 (drawings were not reproduced in final published article). |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | WALL | George Parkes | 1832-1912 | mining engineer, steel manufacturer and geologist |
| Term | Earthquakes |
| Natural disasters |