Lorca Flood 1884 - The Civil Guard Rescuing the Flooded

Hand-colored wood engraving with a night scene of the flood at Lorca (Murcia): the Civil Guard, under the command of Lieutenant D. Manuel Ros, rescues townspeople clinging to the roofs and to a tree while the water covers the houses. Published in La Ilustración Española y Americana in 1884.

The flood of 22 May 1884 drowned the vega of Lorca; the magazine devoted several prints to the event, and this is the one that records the moment of the rescue.

Medium: Wood engraving, hand-colored.
Date: 1884.
Source: La Ilustración Española y Americana.
Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.1 in (24 x 13 cm).
Condition: Good. Clean paper and fresh color; pasted to board and mounted in a mat with fillets.