THE LISBON EARTHQUAKE (255 pp ... The Lisbon quake began at 9:30 a.m. on All Saints’ Day, Saturday. Nov. 1, 1755. As modern earthquakes go (100,000 perished in the Tokyo-Yokohama area ...
The 1755 earthquake of Lisbon had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today. As well as devastating one of the most important cities of the 18th century ...