| RefNo | CLP/9i/56 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'A relation of the bad condition of the mountains about theTungarouse and Batavian rivers, having their source from thence, occasioned by the earthquake between the 4th and 5th of January 1699' by unknown author |
| Date | [1699] |
| Description | Details of figures that accompany an account of an earthquake on 4 and 5 January 1699 based on an account given by Tommagon Porbo Nata. Details of figures are attached, although no figures are attached.
Subject: Geology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'A relation of the bad condition of the mountains about the Tungarouse and Batavian Rivers, having their source from thence, occasioned by the earthquake between the 4th and 5th of January, 1699. Drawn up from the account given by the Tommagon Porbo Nata, (who hath been there) and sent to the Burgermaster Witsen, who communicated it to the R. Society of which he is a member.'
Communicated by Burgermaster Nicolaus Witsen. Read to the Royal Society on 10 January 1699. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1700.0033
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 22 (1700), p 595 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/8/67 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8030 | Witsen; Nicolaus (1641 - 1717); statesman and collector | 1641 - 1717 |