Sujet

View of an eruption of Monte Vesuvius on 23rd December 1760 and ended 5th January 1761, 1776.

Légende

View of an eruption of Monte Vesuvius on 23rd December 1760 and ended 5th January 1761, Plate XII, from 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies', by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving). shows both the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the little mountains that evolved from the eruption and/or precceding eruptions (Viuli). Distinguishable features include: Mount S.Angelo, the High road from the Torre del Greco to the Torre Dell'Annonciata, Naples, Covent of Camaldolesi above Naples and the Garden of the Marquis Curtis's villa.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1913

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D85_156

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52,7Mo (3,6Mo) / 48,0cm x 27,5cm / 5674 x 3245 (300dpi)

Mots clés

paysage vallée brûlure actif couleur dévastation bâti tabagisme volcan illustration éclater 18e siècle Historica Graphica Collection witnessed Italian landscape Fabris Pietro (fl.1768-78) hand coloured engraving Pietro (fl.1768-78) lava trail several volcanic eruptions Torre del Greco Torre dell'Annonciata Nepolitan Mount S.Angelo Nales Covent of Camaldolesi Garden of the Marquis Curtis. Fabris