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Terrific volcanic eruption in the Sunda Straits
Ceylon Observer1883-09-06
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
Article in Ceylon Observer dated 06/09/83 aknowledging that the eruption of Krakatau (Krakatoa) is the first global news event as a result of the invention of the telegraph. This article consists of a series of telegraphs in chronological order to give the timeline of events of the eruption.
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- Title: Terrific volcanic eruption in the Sunda Straits
- Creator: Ceylon Observer
- Date Created: 1883-09-06
- Publisher: Ceylon Observer
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Medium: Ink, Paper
- Field: Volcanology
- Catalogue Reference: MS_518_1_107
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