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Hand-coloured engraving of a stormy sea with a waterspout, lightning over a lighthouse, a rainbow, and a snowy mountain, with a numbered key below.

Meteorology: atmospheric effects. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1846, after himself.

A hand-coloured engraving titled Diagram of Meteorology shows a mountain peak, rainbow, halo around the sun, and sky filled with clouds above a stormy sea. A lighthouse glows under forceful lightning, and a waterspout churns the waves in the foreground. A numbered key runs along the bottom edge.

Artist
John Emslie
Date
20 September 1846
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3199 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1846.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Diagrama de meteorología: fenómenos atmosféricos, grabado de 1846

Un grabado coloreado a mano titulado Diagrama de meteorología muestra un pico montañoso, un arcoíris, un halo alrededor del sol y un cielo cargado de nubes sobre un mar tormentoso. Un faro brilla bajo relámpagos intensos, y una tromba marina agita las olas en primer plano. Una clave numerada recorre el borde inferior.

Português: Diagrama de meteorologia: fenômenos atmosféricos, gravura de 1846

Uma gravura colorida à mão intitulada Diagrama de meteorologia mostra um pico montanhoso, um arco-íris, um halo ao redor do sol e um céu carregado de nuvens sobre um mar tempestuoso. Um farol brilha sob relâmpagos intensos, e uma tromba d'água agita as ondas em primeiro plano. Uma legenda numerada corre pela borda inferior.

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