Whirlwind at Exeter, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Whirlwind at Exeter, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

2-889-260 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Whirlwind at Exeter, [in Devon], 1850. Depiction of '...an extraordinary phenomenon, witnessed by...Mr. Webber, landlord of the Port Royal Inn...Mr. Webber states that...his attention was arrested by a loud rushing sound...he saw large stones, dust, &c. taken up as in a whirlwind...This revolving column gradually drew towards a small punt afloat in the adjacent river, and moored to a post by the bank; the boat was then lifted as high in the air as the painter [mooring rope] would allow, and was held there by the force of the wind, spinning round like a top...The column then seemed to have expended its strength, and fell, so to speak, in water, with the noise of a ton weight, dashing and stirring up the bed of the river with foam...What renders this occurrence the more remarkable is, that at the time scarcely a breath of wind was stirring, and the sky was nearly cloudless'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Devon Exeter

  1. 50 42 00 N , 003 32 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Weather & Seasons

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3078
File Size : 44,728kb


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  1. ILN_1850_Page_700_c.jpg
  1. 1850
  1. 0580078395
  1. 2-889-260
  1. 2889260

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