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Lava, scoriae and vitrified matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1779]Reference: 43805i
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Polished schists of marble and other mixed stones from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43727i
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Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle' / by Charles Darwin.
Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.Date: 1891
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Barr, John Fulton , RAMC (1868-1954)
Barr, John Fulton , 1868-1954.Date: 1900-1948Reference: PP/JFB
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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.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43650i
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Mount Vesuvius at night, showing an eruption of smoke fire and lava at its base, with boats on the Bay of Naples in the foreground.
Reference: 43075i
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Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.
Eichler, Gottfried, 1715-1770.Date: [between 1758 and 1760?]Reference: 92i
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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.
Webster, Thomas, 1773-1844.Reference: 46742i
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Six pieces of lava from inside the crater of Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43698i
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The crater of Monte Gauro or Barbaro (right), with other volcanic features in the background. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43668i
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Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc de (1707-1788)
Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc de, 1707-1788.Date: c. 1775Reference: MS.1415
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Two men and a woman fleeing a volcanic eruption. Watercolour by N. Goullet, 1955.
Goullet, Nancy, active approximately 1954-1957.Date: [1955?]Reference: 2952453i
Part of: Adamson Collection
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Mount Vesuvius smoking, a few days after the eruption of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: 1779Reference: 43752i
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Mount Vesuvius erupting violently at night over the bay of Naples, with two spectators and a guard on watch from the castle in the foreground. Gouache painting.
Reference: 42933i
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A crater on the island of Vulcano, Lipari islands. Coloured aquatint, 1812, after Luigi Mayer.
Mayer, Luigi, active 1776-1792.Date: 1812Reference: 43915i
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Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779, after a drawing by Father Antonio Piaggi.
Piaggi, Antonio, active 1779.Date: [1779]Reference: 43754i
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The volcano of Awatcha (Avacha) in Kamchatka, Siberia. Etching with engraving.
Reference: 43895i
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Recherches sur les volcans éteints du Vivarais et du Velay; avec un discours sur les volcans brûlans, des mémoires analytiques sur les schorls, la zéolite, le basalte, la pouzzolane, les laves et les différentes substances qui s'y trouvent engagées, &c / [Faujas-de-St.-Fond (Barthélemy)].
Faujas-de-St.-Fond, cit. (Barthélemy), 1741-1819.Date: 1778
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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.
Reference: 42901i
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The basaltic island of Castellamare. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43746i
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A description of active and extinct volcanos. With remarks on their origin, their chemical phaenomena, and the character of their products, as determined by the condition of the earth during the period of their formation. Being the substance of some lectures delivered before the University of Oxford, with much additional matter / By Charles Daubeny.
Daubeny, Charles, 1795-1867.Date: 1826
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The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43670i
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The Fossa Grande of Mount Vesuvius, showing the deep hollow ways cut by torrents of rainwater. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43678i
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Four specimens of tufa from the quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43696i
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The eruption of Mount Etna in 1669. Etching.
Reference: 43869i

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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.

Geological observations on the volcanic islands and parts of South America visited during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Beagle' / by Charles Darwin.

Barr, John Fulton , RAMC (1868-1954)

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 at night, showing an eruption of smoke fire and lava at its base, with boats on the Bay of Naples in the foreground.

Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.

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.

Six pieces of lava from inside the crater of Mount Vesuvius. 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.

Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc de (1707-1788)

Two men and a woman fleeing a volcanic eruption. Watercolour by N. Goullet, 1955.

Mount Vesuvius smoking, a few days after the eruption of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

Mount Vesuvius erupting violently at night over the bay of Naples, with two spectators and a guard on watch from the castle in the foreground. Gouache painting.

A crater on the island of Vulcano, Lipari islands. Coloured aquatint, 1812, after Luigi Mayer.

Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779, after a drawing by Father Antonio Piaggi.

The volcano of Awatcha (Avacha) in Kamchatka, Siberia. Etching with engraving.

Recherches sur les volcans éteints du Vivarais et du Velay; avec un discours sur les volcans brûlans, des mémoires analytiques sur les schorls, la zéolite, le basalte, la pouzzolane, les laves et les différentes substances qui s'y trouvent engagées, &c / [Faujas-de-St.-Fond (Barthélemy)].

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.

The basaltic island of Castellamare. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The island of Ischia seen from the sea, showing volcanic features. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The Fossa Grande of Mount Vesuvius, showing the deep hollow ways cut by torrents of rainwater. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

Four specimens of tufa from the quarries near the Grotto of Posillipo. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The eruption of Mount Etna in 1669. Etching.