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.
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View of Mount Vesuvius from the west with new eruptions and rivers of lava. View of the mount before 1631, a vertical cross-section of the crater showing a new volcanic vent
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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 24.5 x 40.7 cm
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Veduta del Monte Vesuvio dalla parte di oriente con le nuove bocche, e corsi di bitume, nel 1755. Veduta del monte prima del 1631. Mezza perpendicolare del vuoto di dentro della montagna. Sito del monticello che ora e una voragine. Canale di nuovo aperto. Nic d'Oraty scol:
Further lettering, with reference to parts of the volcano, and areas and localities nearby
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Wellcome Collection 42901i
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