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Arica, Peru, totally destroyed by earthquake and Tidal Wave on 13 August 1868

© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London | CC BY-NC-ND

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Hamilton Williams

Collective Title

From an album of drawings and watercolours by Hamilton Williams, HMS Leander, entitled 'Sketches in the South Pacific'.

Collection

Royal Museums Greenwich

Image Link

https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-154169

Description

According to Manuel Fernandez, author of 'Arica 1868: un Tsunami y un Terremoto' (Santiago, Chile, National Library, 2007), this drawing of the depiction of Arica can be dated to 1867 or slightly earlier, as it shows features that were destroyed by the tsunami of 13th August, 1868.

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CC BY-NC-ND

Image Credit

© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Location

Arica, Lurin, Peru

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