Catastrophe Collection (page 15)

The Seven Trumpets are Given to the Angels, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Seven Trumpets are Given to the Angels, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig

Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday, December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Londons Guildhall after the fire of December 29th December 1940. The Guildhall after the Second Great Fire of London, the name used at the time to refer to one of the most destructive air raids of

Balaclava, 25th October 1854. The Charge of the Scots Greys, 1884
Balaclava, 25th October 1854. The Charge of the Scots Greys. Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennysons poem

Scene of the Terrible Railway Disaster at Salisbury, 1906. The Salisbury rail crash of 1 July 1906, occurred when a London

Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861-1924), British Army officer, 1917
Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend (1861?1924), British Army officer, 1917. Townshend led the disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during World War I

SS Drummond Castle, late 19th century. The Drummond Castle was a steamship built by John Elder & Co of Govan in 1881. Operated by the Castle Mail Packets Co

Forum, Pompeii, Italy, late 19th or early 20th century. Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania

HMS Victoria, Royal Navy 1st class battleship, c1890-c1893. Artist: William Frederick Mitchell
HMS Victoria, Royal Navy 1st class battleship, c1890-c1893. Commissioned in 1890, HMS Victoria was the lead ship of her class of two battleships

Zeppelin LZ4 after the Echterdingen disaster, Germany, 1908 (1933). LZ4 was the fourth Zeppelin to be built. The German Army was interested in purchasing the airship but on 5th August 1908 she

Fire at Saint Andres Cathedral, Bordeaux, France, 25th August 1787 (1882-1884). Artist: Cosson
Fire at Saint Andres Cathedral, Bordeaux, France, 25th August 1787 (1882-1884). A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume III, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine

The Tay Bridge disaster, Scotland, 28th December 1879 (1951). Designed by the engineer Thomas Bouch and completed in 1878

Flooding of London, January 1928 (1937). Artist: Fox
Flooding of London, January 1928 (1937). 14 people were killed when the Thames flooded in London on 6th-7th January 1928. A print from The Story of Seventy Momentous Years

Anxious crowds outside the White Star Line office, 1912 (1937). Artist: Sport & General
Anxious crowds outside the White Star Line office, 1912, (1937). Awaiting news of survivors of the sinking of the Titanic

Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Artist: HC White
Aftermath of the great earthquake, San Francisco, California, USA, 1906. Damage to the spire of the Steiner Street Catholic Church and settled houses

Earthquake damage in the Piazza Cavallotti, Messina, Sicily, Italy, December 1908. Messina was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami on 28th December 1908

Boiler explosion on board HMS Britannia, 28th April 1908. The explosion, which occurred in one of the warships aft boiler rooms, seriously injured five of the crew. Three of them died later

Eruption of Vesuvius, Italy, April 1906. Vesuvius underwent a major eruption in 1906 that killed over 100 people

Grande Fontana, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

The great terrace on the criptoportico, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Pompeii Museum, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Bagni dei foro, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Tempio della Fortuna, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Strada Stabiana, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Foro triangolare, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Via delle Tombe, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Strada dell Abbondanza, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa di Marco Lucrezio Fronto, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

The bakery and mill, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa di Marco Olconio, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa delle Nozze d Argento, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa di Diomede, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa degli Amorini Dorati, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa di Cornelio Rufo, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Tempio di Apollo, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Casa dei Vettii, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Arco di Nerone, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Tempio di Giove, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Caserma dei glagiatori, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Tempio d Iside, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Basilica, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Anfiteatro, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Porta marina, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Teatro tragico, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s

Foro civile, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s. Mount Vesuvius can be seen in the background

The forum of Pompeii, Italy, 1894. Mount Vesuvius can be seen in the background. Stereoscopic image. Detail

End of the World, c1514-1515 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
End of the World, c1514-1515 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

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