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  • Mount Vesuvius: interior of the crater showing the little mountain inside it, with spectators. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Lava, scoriae and pumice from Mount Vesuvius. 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.
  • The valley Atrio di Cavallo between Vesuvius and Somma, showing smoke emerging from Vesuvius before eruption. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Two mineral specimens found in the Fossa Grande on Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Vitrifications and other volcanic productions. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • The Phlegraean plain: birdseye view from the top of the San Nicola mountain. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Lake Avernus (Lago d'Averno) and environs. 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.
  • Mount Vesuvius in winter, covered with snow. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, ca. 1754.
  • 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.
  • Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. 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.
  • The island of Stromboli, smoke erupting from its peak. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1768.
  • The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • 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.