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  • Above, black-ground Greek pouring vessel (lekythos?); below, black-ground Greek cup decorated with stylised vine leaves. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, Greek pouring vessel of the geometric period (ca. 770 B.C.); below, black ground Greek bowl (lekane ?) decorated with a frieze of palms and sphynxes. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell krater); below, detail showing two naked men and a man wearing a cloak. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek drinking horn (rhyton) ending in a dog's head; below, Greek drinking-horn ending in a deer's head. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, Greek perfume bottle (lekythos) decorated with stylised foliage; below, black-figured naked male, holding a basket. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Red-figured Greek plate decorated with three fish. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (column-krater) showing two youths holding bows and a young woman with a dog (Artemis ?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Interior of the crater of one of the little mountains raised by the eruption of Vesuvius in 1760, with large and small fragments of larva. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing a naked youth offering a wreath of flowers to a draped man. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek lidded vessel (lebes gamikos?); below, detail of decoration showing two women in profile (Persephone and Demeter?). Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • The island of Stromboli, smoke erupting from its peak. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1768.
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine bowl (bell-krater); below, detail of the decoration showing five reclining symposiasts and a winged figure. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek bowl (skyphos) decorated with a woman holding a dish; below, detail of decoration showing a naked man holding a duck. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Principal scene of the Greek red-figured volute-krater also known as "the Hamilton Vase" (made in Italy ca. 330 B.C.), showing a youth and his horse standing in a small temple-like structure (naiskos), two men and two women holding various objects are depicted on its left and on its right. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek drinking horn (rhyton) ending in a boar's head; below, Greek drinking-horn ending in a goat's head. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, a Greek red-figured water-jar (hydria); below, detail of the decoration showing a woman offering jewellery to a winged seated figure. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • The Solfatara, and the issue of hot vapours from underground lakes caused by the gathering of rainwater below the Solfatara. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Lacco (Lacco Ameno), on the island of Ischia composed of volcanic tufa, with other islands raised by volcanic eruptions: view at sunset. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Above, black Greek lidded pouring vessel with a round body and a long spout; below, lid decorated with the head of a satyr. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing a woman bringing flowers to a seated winged figure holding a plate. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Detail of the decoration of a red-figured Greek vessel showing a seated woman holding an open casket (Pandora ?) surrounded by two men and two winged figures. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jar (hydria) decorated with figures; below, detail of decoration showing a seated woman and her servant, carrying a tray with vessels. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Above, red-figured Greek wine-mixing bowl (volute-krater) decorated with the figure of a man in a temple; below, red-figured Greek perfume jar (lekythos) decorated with the face of a youth. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • Above, red-figured Greek water jug (hydria) decorated with a palm motif; below, detail of the decoration showing a seated woman and an armless standing woman. Watercolour by A. Dahlsteen, 176- (?).