Geography: a water spout in the South Atlantic Ocean. Coloured lithograph by A. Aglio, 1824, after P. Schmidtmeyer.

Cape Verde Islands: above, the volcanic island Fogo; below, the harbour of St Vincent (Porto Grande). Etching by G. Child.

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Waterspouts

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Geography: a water spout in the South Atlantic Ocean. Coloured lithograph by A. Aglio, 1824, after P. Schmidtmeyer.

Cape Verde Islands: above, the volcanic island Fogo; below, the harbour of St Vincent (Porto Grande). Etching by G. Child.