On the spot drawing made after the Great Lisbon earthquake of November I, 1755. As many as 40,000 - 50,000 people may have been killed in Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and the resultant tsunami reached Ireland in the north and possibly Brazil in the west. In the picture, the ruins of the Praca da Patriarchal, the Patriarchal Square. After a contemporary print.

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Size: 4961px × 3706px
Photo credit: © Classic Image / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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