Santorini caldera
Date
1711
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
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Article identifier
Material
Technique
Subject
Content object
Description
Engraved depiction of the Santorini caldera, showing: the coast of Santorini and the nearby, volcanic islands of Thirasia [top right as viewed], Nea Kameni [centre], Palaia Kameni [centre] and Aspronisi [top left].
Illustrations to ‘I. A relation of New Island, which was raised up from the bottom of the sea, on the 23d of May 1707. in the Bay of Santorini, in the Archipelago. Written by Father Goree (a Jesuit) an eye-witness’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 27, issue 332 (December 1711).
Illustrations to ‘I. A relation of New Island, which was raised up from the bottom of the sea, on the 23d of May 1707. in the Bay of Santorini, in the Archipelago. Written by Father Goree (a Jesuit) an eye-witness’ in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 27, issue 332 (December 1711).
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