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  • 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.
  • Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a volcanic eruption, war, and shipwreck. Coloured lithograph, [c.1833?].
  • A volcanic eruption in Herculaneum (?), showing the advance of lava flow over walls, with Vesuvius visible in the background. Gouache painting, 1861.
  • 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.
  • Mount Vesuvius: a volcanic eruption at the foot of the mountain, 1760-1761, causing the destruction of the land and property. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his drawing, 1760-1761.
  • Italy (?): a volcano erupting in the background; boats and sailors in the foreground. Gouache painting, ca. 1830.
  • Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.
  • An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.
  • An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by Fr. Weber after A. d'Anna.
  • An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.
  • The bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius erupting and covered in snow, 6 January 1836. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1836.
  • An eruption of Mount Etna at night; people in a boat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.
  • Athanasii Kircheri Soc. Iesv. Diatribe. De prodigiosis crucibus, quae tam supra vestes hominum, quam res alias, non pridem post vltimum incendium Vesuuij montis Neapoli comparuerunt / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • Athanasii Kircheri Soc. Iesv. Diatribe. De prodigiosis crucibus, quae tam supra vestes hominum, quam res alias, non pridem post vltimum incendium Vesuuij montis Neapoli comparuerunt / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • Athanasii Kircheri Soc. Iesv. Diatribe. De prodigiosis crucibus, quae tam supra vestes hominum, quam res alias, non pridem post vltimum incendium Vesuuij montis Neapoli comparuerunt / [Athanasius Kircher].
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1755, seen from the west, with two small views of the volcano in 1631, and of the volcano's crater in section. Coloured etching by N. D'Oraty.
  • Pink and White Terraces, New Zealand: terraced thermal pools on the edge of Lake Rotomahana. Albumen print by Burton Bros.
  • Pink and White Terraces, New Zealand: terraced thermal pools on the edge of Lake Rotomahana. Albumen print by Burton Bros.
  • Anoestrous condition / Ar-Ex Laboratories (Private) Limited.
  • Anoestrous condition / Ar-Ex Laboratories (Private) Limited.
  • Anoestrous condition / Ar-Ex Laboratories (Private) Limited.
  • Anoestrous condition / Ar-Ex Laboratories (Private) Limited.
  • Mont Pelée, Martinique, in eruption, 1929. Halftone after a photograph by Underwood & Underwood.
  • Mount Vesuvius erupting dramatically in 1754, with three spectators looking on. Etching by R. Benard after Delarue.
  • Mound and pipe after the "Geyser" hot water springs in Iceland have erupted. Coloured engraving by F. Chesham, 1797, after a drawing made in 1789.