Letter and Map, 1907 Kingston Earthquake
Maker
Brennan, J F
Production date
14 Jan 1933
Object detail
Brief Description
Letter and map dated 14 January 1933 from J F Brennan of the Jamaica Weather Service to C H L Pollock of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute. The letter concerns the Kingston Jamaica earthquake of 1907.
Letter from J F Brennan acknowledging the receipt of C H L Pollock's letter of 25 September 1932 requesting information on the event. J F Brennan proceeds to outline general information of the earthquake, noting that 800 individuals perished and property loss was estimated at £2 000 000. He also suggests further reading on the topic.
Included is a map of Jamaica pointing out the Port Royale earthquake of 1692.
Letter from J F Brennan acknowledging the receipt of C H L Pollock's letter of 25 September 1932 requesting information on the event. J F Brennan proceeds to outline general information of the earthquake, noting that 800 individuals perished and property loss was estimated at £2 000 000. He also suggests further reading on the topic.
Included is a map of Jamaica pointing out the Port Royale earthquake of 1692.
Maker
Production date
14 Jan 1933
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Printed and handwritten black ink on paper
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 330 x 210mm
Signature/Inscription
J F Brennan, Signature, Handwritten
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
14 Jan 1907
07 Jun 1692
07 Jun 1692
Credit line
gifted by C F H Pollock
Other number(s)
m53/7, 79778
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