Title
The wonders of science
Caption
The ship of the English explorer James Cook (Captain Cook) spared by lightning, thanks to its lightning conductor. Next to it, the Dutch ship "Indien occidental", without a lightning rod, was struck by lightning and destroyed. c. 1760
Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.
Date
1867
Credit line
Photo12
Reference
COM23A01_040
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
122,8Mb (8,1Mb) / 23,9in x 20,0in / 7172 x 5987 (300dpi)