. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. ...12 After an earthquake under the reign of Herodes fXÄ«k a great many of these asphalt pieces rose to the surface which, as Flavius Josephus said " swura on the water like headless bulls". This "bitumen from Judaea" was a precious business item. It was exported to Egypt where it was used to embalm the mumm^es. After the great earthquakes of 1834 and 1837 which were extremely heavy, great masses of asphalt appeared on the su
. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. ...12 After an earthquake under the reign of Herodes fXÄ«k a great many of these asphalt pieces rose to the surface which, as Flavius Josephus said " swura on the water like headless bulls". This "bitumen from Judaea" was a precious business item. It was exported to Egypt where it was used to embalm the mumm^es. After the great earthquakes of 1834 and 1837 which were extremely heavy, great masses of asphalt appeared on the surface of the lake« The Arabs iJnn£bDCK|3xtiaxtkBx^;HntfcdMkdsii^^ flcating rocks, chipped off smaller parts with their axes, brought thera to the shore and zaiaixtknD sending them q4^ to commercial towns, sold them« Men know how to make little Profits out of big catastrophies • • • •. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kahn, Arthur and Fritz.
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