Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Volcanic Cataclysm: Churchward’s Reconstruction
A broad white surge towers behind a dense field of ornate buildings. The caption calls the scene A Volcanic Cataclysm and attaches Churchward’s proposed chronology of destruction to the image. The composition visualises his argument about a vanished civilisation. It is an imagined historical reconstruction, not a picture recording a witnessed geological event.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Volcanic Cataclysm: Churchward’s Reconstruction" [editorial title]. In The Lost Continent of Mu, James Churchward. 1926 edition, 1926, William Edwin Rudge. Source scan leaf 264. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0042-0253
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. A Volcanic Cataclysm: Churchward’s Reconstruction. The Lost Continent of Mu. Scan leaf 264. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0042-0253