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Krakatoa, 1883: the eruption the whole world read about

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One hundred and twenty newspaper reports, in the order the news travelled.

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  1. 1.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    delpher.nlArticleAt 0:30 in the video

  2. 2.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — BombayTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  3. 3.

    Royal Society committee appointed — New YorkNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  4. 4.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New YorkNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

    loc.govArticle

  5. 5.

    Royal Society committee appointed — LondonThe Times27 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchiveAt 1:06 in the video

  6. 6.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — ParisLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchive

  7. 7.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — New YorkNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

    loc.govArticle

  8. 8.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — BombayTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    archive.orgArchive

  9. 9.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — ParisLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchiveAt 1:42 in the video

  10. 10.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — BombayTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticle

  11. 11.

    Barometer readings jump twice — New YorkNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  12. 12.

    Death toll estimates revised — LondonThe Times27 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  13. 13.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — BombayTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticleAt 2:18 in the video

  14. 14.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — ParisLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchive

  15. 15.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — SydneySydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    trove.nla.gov.auArchive

  16. 16.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BombayTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticle

  17. 17.

    Death toll estimates revised — New YorkNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchiveAt 2:54 in the video

  18. 18.

    Royal Society committee appointed — SingaporeThe Straits Times27 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  19. 19.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — SydneySydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArticle

  20. 20.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — ParisLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchive

  21. 21.

    Royal Society committee appointed — New YorkNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchiveAt 3:30 in the video

  22. 22.

    Death toll estimates revised — New YorkNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    loc.govArticle

  23. 23.

    Death toll estimates revised — LondonThe Times28 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  24. 24.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — ParisLe Figaro28 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchive

  25. 25.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — BombayTimes of India28 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticleAt 4:06 in the video

  26. 26.

    Death toll estimates revised — DunedinOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  27. 27.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — DunedinOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  28. 28.

    Barometer readings jump twice — SingaporeThe Straits Times28 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticle

  29. 29.

    Barometer readings jump twice — SydneySydney Morning Herald28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    trove.nla.gov.auArchiveAt 4:42 in the video

  30. 30.

    Death toll estimates revised — New YorkNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  31. 31.

    Royal Society committee appointed — SingaporeThe Straits Times28 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticle

  32. 32.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — DunedinOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  33. 33.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — DunedinOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchiveAt 5:18 in the video

  34. 34.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — New YorkNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

    loc.govArticle

  35. 35.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BombayTimes of India28 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  36. 36.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    delpher.nlArchive

  37. 37.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — DunedinOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArticleAt 5:54 in the video

  38. 38.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — LondonThe Times28 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  39. 39.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  40. 40.

    Death toll estimates revised — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  41. 41.

    Death toll estimates revised — DunedinOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchiveAt 6:30 in the video

  42. 42.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — DunedinOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  43. 43.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — New YorkNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    loc.govArticle

  44. 44.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — DunedinOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  45. 45.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — LondonThe Times29 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchiveAt 7:06 in the video

  46. 46.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — DunedinOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArticle

  47. 47.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — BombayTimes of India29 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  48. 48.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — LondonThe Times29 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  49. 49.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad29 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticleAt 7:42 in the video

  50. 50.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — New YorkNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    loc.govArchive

  51. 51.

    Barometer readings jump twice — LondonThe Times29 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  52. 52.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — SingaporeThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticle

  53. 53.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — ParisLe Figaro29 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchiveAt 8:18 in the video

  54. 54.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — BombayTimes of India29 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  55. 55.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — New YorkNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

    loc.govArticle

  56. 56.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — DunedinOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  57. 57.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — SingaporeThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchiveAt 8:54 in the video

  58. 58.

    Royal Society committee appointed — BombayTimes of India29 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticle

  59. 59.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — SingaporeThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  60. 60.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad29 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  61. 61.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — ParisLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArticleAt 9:30 in the video

  62. 62.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — New YorkNew York Herald30 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  63. 63.

    Barometer readings jump twice — SydneySydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArchive

  64. 64.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — ParisLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    gallica.bnf.frArticle

  65. 65.

    Death toll estimates revised — DunedinOtago Daily Times30 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchiveAt 10:06 in the video

  66. 66.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — SydneySydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArchive

  67. 67.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — SingaporeThe Straits Times30 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticle

  68. 68.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — SydneySydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArchive

  69. 69.

    Death toll estimates revised — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArchiveAt 10:42 in the video

  70. 70.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  71. 71.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — LondonThe Times30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  72. 72.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — BombayTimes of India30 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  73. 73.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — BombayTimes of India30 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArticleAt 11:18 in the video

  74. 74.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — New YorkNew York Herald30 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  75. 75.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — BombayTimes of India30 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  76. 76.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — ParisLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArticle

  77. 77.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — ParisLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchiveAt 11:54 in the video

  78. 78.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — SydneySydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    trove.nla.gov.auArchive

  79. 79.

    Death toll estimates revised — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  80. 80.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — LondonThe Times30 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  81. 81.

    Death toll estimates revised — LondonThe Times31 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchiveAt 12:30 in the video

  82. 82.

    Royal Society committee appointed — SydneySydney Morning Herald31 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArticle

  83. 83.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New YorkNew York Herald31 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchive

  84. 84.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — LondonThe Times31 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  85. 85.

    Death toll estimates revised — ParisLe Figaro31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    gallica.bnf.frArticleAt 13:06 in the video

  86. 86.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BombayTimes of India31 Aug 1883

    archive.orgArchive

  87. 87.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — SingaporeThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  88. 88.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  89. 89.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — New YorkNew York Herald31 Aug 1883

    loc.govArchiveAt 13:42 in the video

  90. 90.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — DunedinOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  91. 91.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — DunedinOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArticle

  92. 92.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — SingaporeThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  93. 93.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — SydneySydney Morning Herald31 Aug 1883

    trove.nla.gov.auArchiveAt 14:18 in the video

  94. 94.

    Red sunsets alarm the public — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  95. 95.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — DunedinOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  96. 96.

    Barometer readings jump twice — LondonThe Times31 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  97. 97.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

    delpher.nlArticleAt 14:54 in the video

  98. 98.

    Royal Society committee appointed — LondonThe Times31 Aug 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  99. 99.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — SingaporeThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  100. 100.

    Royal Society committee appointed — SingaporeThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticle

  101. 101.

    Tidal wave reaches the coast — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArchiveAt 15:30 in the video

  102. 102.

    Barometer readings jump twice — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  103. 103.

    Barometer readings jump twice — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  104. 104.

    Barometer readings jump twice — ParisLe Figaro1 Sep 1883

    gallica.bnf.frArchive

  105. 105.

    Barometer readings jump twice — BombayTimes of India1 Sep 1883

    archive.orgArchiveAt 16:06 in the video

  106. 106.

    Royal Society committee appointed — ParisLe Figaro1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    gallica.bnf.frArticle

  107. 107.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — DunedinOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchive

  108. 108.

    Loud reports heard like cannon fire — LondonThe Times1 Sep 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArchive

  109. 109.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — SingaporeThe Straits Times1 Sep 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArticleAt 16:42 in the video

  110. 110.

    Barometer readings jump twice — SingaporeThe Straits Times1 Sep 1883

    eresources.nlb.gov.sgArchive

  111. 111.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  112. 112.

    Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArticle

  113. 113.

    Barometer readings jump twice — New YorkNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    loc.govArchiveAt 17:18 in the video

  114. 114.

    Barometer readings jump twice — New YorkNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

    loc.govArchive

  115. 115.

    Barometer readings jump twice — DunedinOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArticle

  116. 116.

    Barometer readings jump twice — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  117. 117.

    Death toll estimates revised — DunedinOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

    paperspast.natlib.govt.nzArchiveAt 17:54 in the video

  118. 118.

    Pumice rafts sighted at sea — LondonThe Times1 Sep 1883

    thetimes.co.ukArticle

  119. 119.

    Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — BataviaBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

    delpher.nlArchive

  120. 120.

    Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — New YorkNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

    loc.govArchive