A true and terrible narration of a horrible earthquake : which happened in the province of Calabria (in the kingdome of Naples, under the dominion of the King of Spaine) in Italy, upon the 27 of March last past according to forraigne account, and by our English computation, the 17. and the festivity of S. Patrick: to the devastation and depopulation (some totally, some in part) of 8. great cities and 24. townes and castles (in the compasse of some 612. miles English,) and the death of some 50000. persons, of all degrees, sexe, and age. The like never heard of in precedent times. From pregnant atestation, written in English verse, by Martin Parker. With a memorable list of some other earthquaks and horrible accidents, which have heretofore happened in England.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1180:16.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquakes--England--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Earthquakes.

Calabria (Italy)--History--Earthquake, 1638--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

England.

Local Subjects:

Calabria (Italy)--History--Earthquake, 1638--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Early works.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages

Other Title:

Great earthquake in Calabria

Place of Publication:

Printed at London : By Tho. Cotes for Ralph Mabb, and Fr. Grove, and are to be sold at his shop upon Snow hill, neere the Sarazins-head, 1638.

Notes:

In verse.

Signatures: A.

Running title reads: The great earthquake in Calabria.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1969. 1 microfilm reel; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 1180:16).

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.), 19273

OCLC:

222463525