Ground Shook

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Zoom in — The ground shook all the way down to the beginning of the slope.

Artist

Name:: Riou, Édouard
Dates:: 1833-1900
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Hildibrand, Henri Théophile
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Aventures de terre et de mer
Author:: Mayne-Reid, Thomas
Publisher:: Paris: Hetzel, n.d. [1872?]

Description:

An explosion sends large rocks flying into the air, crushing and decimating a group of American natives as they come down.

The caption reads in the original French: Le sol s’ébranla jusqu’en bas de la montée.

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{{cite web | title=Ground Shook | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ground-shook/ | author=Riou, Édouard | year=n.d. [1872?] | access-date=March 13, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}