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Thunderstorms

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  • A ship caught in a storm; three people in a lifeboat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1820.
  • God's protection in various forms of distress: the angel of the Lord guides Moses and Aaaron who lead the people on a journey; good weather after a thunderstorm; a man prays for a doctor to be called to a sick bed. Etching.
  • The plague of hail and thunder. Coloured etching.
  • The plague of hail and thunder. Woodcut.
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    Directions for insuring personal safety during storms of thunder and lightning, and for the right application of conductors to houses and other buildings. / By John Leigh, Jun., Esq.

    Leigh, John, Esq., Jnr. | Date: 1835
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    Natural disasters: lightning, earthquake, and a tornado destroying buildings. Engraving.

    | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 47026i
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    La nature dans la formation du tonnerre, et la reproduction des êtres vivans, pour servir d'introduction aux vrais principes de l'argiculture / Par M. l'Abbé Poncelet.

    Poncelet, Polycarpe, approximately 1720-approximately 1780. | Date: 1766
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    A ship caught in a storm; three people in a lifeboat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1820.

    | Date: 1820 | Reference: 573792i
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    The plague of hail and thunder. Coloured etching.

    | Date: [1775/1779] | Reference: 6059i
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