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Lisbon in the aftermath of the 1755 earthquake, showing persons being hanged in the presence of priests and military officials. One priest is holding a crucifix, one possibly a prayer book, so they could be giving last rites to the persons being hanged. (General crime and mayhem occurs nearby.)

In his “The Lisbon Earthquake in 1755: The First Modern Disaster,” University of Delaware Disaster Research Centre, Dept. of Sociology and Criminal Justice, 2003, Russell R. Dynes states: “Security became an issue. It is reported that gallows were set up in several parts of the city as a warning against looting. It was also noted that at least 34 were executed for looting…." Others executed were murderers and arsonists.

This is a close-up from The Ruins of Lisbon, a 1755 German engraving. Courtesy of the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE), University of California, Berkeley, with permission permitted under the terms of non-profit sharing agreement (Jan Kozak collection). Original in: Museu da Cidade, Lisbon.

The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. This photograph of the work is also in the public domain in the United States (see Bridgeman Art Library v. Corel Corp.).

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