Buy this book on-line Hochstetter, Ferdinand von : Die Erdbebenfluth im Pacifischen Ocean vom 13. bis 16. August 1868(Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1869)
An article in Dr. Augustus Petermann's 'Mittheilungen', issue VI of 1869: the entire issue of the journal is supplied, though Hochstetter's contribution is confined to pp. 222-226, with an accompanying map showing the impact of the tsunami on the entire Pacific between the coast of South America and New Zealand. 278 x 230 mm; printed wrappers; pp. [201-240] + adverts.; 2 maps, in colours - one relating to the tsunami and the other to the German Arctic expedition of 1868. Very good condition, and housed in a film fronted bag. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake offshore of Peru and Chile in August of 1868 caused a devastating tsunami in the Pacific region, bringing destruction and death as far west as New Zealand. The Austrian geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter, who had visited the region in 1859-60, described the effect of the event throughout the Pacific, and, as illustrated in the accompanying map, charted the progress of the tsunami over the ocean, calculating the wave speed and ocean depth along the arc of the giant wave's progress. His was the first comprehensive scientific study of a major tsunami. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Hochstetter, Ferdinand von : Die Erdbebenfluth im Pacifischen Ocean vom 13. bis 16. August 1868. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, incunabula, livres d'occasion, fine bindings and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |