1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: Gerard Cheshire <Gerard.Cheshire@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Fellow Volcano List Members, I am writing to inform you of a recently deciphered manuscript that contains the earliest known volcanic hazard map. The map is pictorial and it documents the eruption of Vulcanello in the Mediterranean, which began on February 4th, 1444. Also included on the map, are the volcanoes of Vulcano and Ischia. The information may therefore be useful contemporaneous scientific reference for those monitoring present day volcanic activity over the Tyrrhenian Sea. It may also be useful to those interested in historic human interaction with volcanoes. The information includes details of the eruption event itself, pyroclastic clouds, magma flows, formation of lava and pumice, and the creation of a new island (Vulcanello), which subsequently became fused to Vulcano. The map also has information concerning safe maritime navigation around the erupting cone, whilst rescuing survivors. A paper describing the hazard map is freely available as a preprint from the linguistics website Lingbuzz. Please feel free to download a copy of the PDF: https://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/004381 A further paper provides details of the humanitarian rescue elements of the map: http://ling.auf.net/lingbuzz/003808 Please pass this information to other scholars who may find the map useful for their research. Kindest regards, Dr. Gerard E. Cheshire. University of Bristol. ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - http://www.iavcei.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
