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Mount Vesuvius in quiescence by night, 1757, with the Bay of Naples and fishermen. Etching by R. Benard after Delarue.
De la Rue, draughtsman, active 18th century.Reference: 42903i
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Specimens of stone and volcanic matter found on Mount Vesuvius, including lava enclosed in marble. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43701i
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Mount Vesuvius in winter, covered with snow. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, ca. 1754.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43625i
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Mount Vesuvius erupting dramatically in 1754, with three spectators looking on. Etching by R. Benard after Delarue.
De la Rue, draughtsman, active 18th century.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 42902i
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Little mountains raised in 1760 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, inland and offshore. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43639i
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Lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius at night and running towards Resina, 11 May 1771. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after a drawing made by him in 1771.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43677i
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Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and other volcanos: in a series of letters, addressed to the Royal society, from the Honourable Sir W. Hamilton ... / To which are added, explanatory notes by the author, hitherto unpublished.
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803.Date: 1774
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Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Painting in gouache, 1829.
Date: 1829Reference: 43020i
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Mount Vesuvius in eruption in 1767, from the mole at Naples. Coloured mezzotint by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, 1767.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43626i
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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].
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680.Date: M. DC. LXI [1661]
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Mount Vesuvius from the sea shore above Resina. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43627i
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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.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43638i
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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.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43623i
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Vesuvius in eruption, with spectators on the beach at Naples and the Neapolitan skyline in the foreground. Colour process print after J.M.W. Turner.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851.Reference: 42985i
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Two mineral specimens found in the Fossa Grande on Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43700i
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Entrance of the grotto at Posillipo, called Piedigrotta, reputed to be Virgil's tomb. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43641i
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A volcanic eruption in Herculaneum (?), showing the advance of lava flow over walls, with Vesuvius visible in the background. Gouache painting, 1861.
Date: 1861Reference: 43078i
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Istoria dell'incendio del Vesuvio, accaduto nel mese di Maggio del' anno MDCCXXXVII. Scritta per l'Accademia delle scienze / [By F.S].
Serao, Francesco, 1702-1783.Date: 1738
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The Phlegraean plain: birdseye view from the top of the San Nicola mountain. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43671i
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An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by Fr. Weber after A. d'Anna.
Anna, Alessandro d', active approximately 1765.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 575697i
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Mount Vesuvius: interior of the crater showing the flow of lava in an eruption. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776, after his painting, 1756.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43637i
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An eruption of Vesuvius at night, 1829, showing the inside of the crater with smoke, fire and lava, and spectators looking on. Coloured aquatint.
Date: 1829Reference: 43079i
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Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and other volcanos: in a series of letters, addressed to the Royal Society / from the Honourable Sir W. Hamilton ... To which are added, explanatory notes by the author, hitherto unpublished.
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803.Date: 1772
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The valley Atrio di Cavallo between Vesuvius and Somma, showing smoke emerging from Vesuvius before eruption. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.Date: [1776]Reference: 43673i
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Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, with smoke, fire and lava, over the Bay of Naples. Gouache, 1810.
Date: 1810Reference: 42990i