Eruption of Tungurahua
Date
ca. 1862
Creator
Richard Spruce (1817 - 1893, British) , Explorer
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (drawing): 531mm
width (drawing): 456mm
width (drawing): 456mm
Subject
Content object
Description
A copy of a painting dated 20th of June, 1775 from Quito, of the eruption of Tunguragua [Tungurahua] on the 23rd of April, 1773.
The picture includes descriptions, in Spanish, of the various depicted scenes, identified by corresponding numbers.
The picture includes descriptions, in Spanish, of the various depicted scenes, identified by corresponding numbers.
Object history
Spruce spent 15 years exploring the Amazon from the Andes to its mouth, collecting plants on behalf of botanists including Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker FRS and George Bentham FRS. He was one of the first Europeans to visit many of the places from which he collected. Spruce was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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