Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 241
h represents this celebrated volcano, whichis higher than Vesuvius would be, if placed on the top of TenerifTe.The smooth cone, crested with the purest white, shines in therays of the sun with dazzling splendor, and detaches itself fromthe azure vault of heaven in the most picturesque manner.… … 1803, the snows were dissolved in one night, pouring a deluge ofwaters over the plains below. It is averred that the eruptionsof Cotopaxi have been heard at a distance of 600 miles, andHumboldt states that at 140 miles distance on the coast of thePacific, it sounded like thunder. The substances…
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