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Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, 1779

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BL3266929
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Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, 1779
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Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of th Author: Hamilton, Right Hon. Sir William / Illustrator: Fabris, Peter Naples, 1776 Source/Shelfmark: Tab.435.a.15.(1), 3rd plate from end Fourteenth view: Boats float in the bay before Mt. Vesuvius as it erupts in 1779. Image taken from Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies to which a map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated, from drawings taken and colour'd after Nature, under the inspection of the Author, by the Editor P. Fabris, etc. . Originally published/produced in Naples, 1776

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coast / sea / disaster / coastline / volcanic ash / land features / natural disaster / bay / volcano / event / events / 18th century / topography / natural disasters / volcanic eruption / seafront / disasters / style and period / seaside / seacoast / seashore / southern europe / europe / vesuvius / gulf
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