Get Mount Tambora Newspaper Article Pictures. Mount tambora, volcanic mountain on sumbawa island, indonesia, that in april 1815 exploded in the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. Eruption of the volcano at mount tambora in 1815 was the largest volcanic eruption of the 19th century.
Newspapers in both europe and the u.s.
Indonesia has over 150 active volcanoes making it one of the most this lost settlement was known for making honey, breeding horses and producing medicines and incense. Explore our digital archive back to 1845, including articles by more. Mount tambora (or tomboro) is an active stratovolcano on sumbawa island, indonesia. Several weeks before mount tambora erupted, raffles became the first european to ascend a nearby mountain few suspected mount tambora.