. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. ^S^fifkd were Sr is characteriÄsfc' ^. ^rthq\iftke«. 'i- f f^tf^AM» The Passage through the a (?) At tectonic earthquakes the earth aplits wide open through shifting of tkx clods and these splits lead down to the abyj,s(?). Water and even entire streBm^±mi±Mxixkm,xtkwaa and ot9r bays fall into these splits like into a bung-hole. Darwin desrcibes (IrThis •'Worldtrip of an Explorer(?)"'\atectonic earthquak^- which he witnessed at the South America
. Arthur and Fritz Kahn Collection 1889-1932. Kahn, Fritz 1888-1968; Kahn, Arthur David 1850-1928; Natural history illustrators; Natural history. ^S^fifkd were Sr is characteriÄsfc' ^. ^rthq\iftke«. 'i- f f^tf^AM» The Passage through the a (?) At tectonic earthquakes the earth aplits wide open through shifting of tkx clods and these splits lead down to the abyj,s(?). Water and even entire streBm^±mi±Mxixkm,xtkwaa and ot9r bays fall into these splits like into a bung-hole. Darwin desrcibes (IrThis •'Worldtrip of an Explorer(?)"'\atectonic earthquak^- which he witnessed at the South American coast: "First the wKt sea ebbed back which left the ground dry. Shortly there- after the sea, however, came back in form of t thirty wave which, with overpowering force, feil over the city and everything was oQÜiful wa^ mlAed ; The description of Herodot of the Earthquake of Potidea is very similar: The persian y\. 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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