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  • 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.
  • Geology: a long section through mountains, and a volcano, showing strata, and, above, classes of animals. Coloured engraving by J. Fisher after T. Webster and F. Buckland.
  • Geology: a long section through mountains, and a volcano, showing strata, and, above, classes of animals. Coloured engraving by J. Fisher after T. Webster and F. Buckland.
  • Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a shipwreck [?], a mob being addressed by an orator in the City of London, and a volcano erupting. Coloured lithograph, c.1849.
  • A comparative advertisement for the benefits of Stimorol chewing gum and condoms featuring a figure standing far left blowing a bubble with one foot resting against the picture border; he looks out at a landscape featuring an eye, a lake, a volcano spurting out hearts with two people running towards each other, and a pair of lips; with a packet of 'stimorol' chewing gum next to a condom in the sky. Colour lithograph.
  • The outside of part of the cone of Solfatara showing lavas of different tints (yellow and grey). Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Seven pieces of tufa from the vicinity of Naples. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Eight pieces of volcanic matter taken from the road leading from the Pisciarelli (spring) to the Solfatara. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The crater of Monte Gauro or Barbaro (right), with other volcanic features in the background. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Pieces of volcanic minerals from Solfatara. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The Capo dell'Arco promontory on the island of Ventoténe (Ventotiene, ancient Pandatoria), showing strata of tufa and lava. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Vitrifications and other volcanic productions. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno) and environs. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The crater of Astruni: vegetation, the gamekeeper's lodge and a volcanic pool. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The road leading from the Grotto of Posillipo inland to Pianura, showing strata of "rapilli" and other volcanic substances. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The island of Stromboli, smoke erupting from its peak. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1768.
  • 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.
  • Interior of the cone of the Somma mountain, showing strata of lava. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Four specimens of tufa from the quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius: the ancient crater and the changing shape of the little mountain within it between 8 and 29 July 1767. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius: interior of the crater showing the flow of lava in an eruption. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, 1756.
  • Mount Vesuvius from the sea shore above Resina. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • 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.
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption in 1767, from the mole at Naples. Coloured mezzotint by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, 1767.
  • Lava, scoriae and vitrified matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • Polished schists of marble and other mixed stones from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Mount Vesuvius emitting a column of smoke after its eruption on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • Tufa at the bottom of the crater of Monte Nuovo near Pozzuoli, formed in a volcanic eruption in 1538. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Stones or crystals from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.