The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters

• Main Authors: Kozák, Jan (Author), Čermák, Vladimír (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Fine arts.; History.; Natural disasters.; Physical geography.; Nature.; Environment.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Physical Geography.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; History, general.; Fine Arts.

This richly illustrated pictorial history of natural disasters has been composed from a large selection of images of a wide variety of sources, mostly private collections. These include reproductions of rare engravings, maps both old and new, sketches, and diagrams. The individual full-page reproduc...