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Eruption of Vesuvius, 1776.
Eruption of Vesuvius, 1776. Ladies and gentlemen watching a lava flow running into the valley between Mount Somma and Vesuvius. These streams formed a cascade of fire more than 50 feet in height as they headed toward the town of Resina, near Naples. From Campi Phlegraei by William Hamilton. (Naples, 1776). Based on letters to the Royal Society, Hamilton's book is a seminal work on the nature and effects of volcanic explosions.
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AR925820
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Public
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4973px × 2836px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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18th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
CAMPANIA
color
concept
country
DESTROYING
Destruction
eighteenth century
Eruption
Female
Fire
FLOWING
geographical feature
Geography
Hamilton
HOT
Italian
Italy
LADY
Lava
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
mount somma
mount vesuvius
NAPLES
Night
People
Print Collector1
Smoke
TGN
time of day
VESUVIUS
Volcano
WILLIAM
William Hamilton
Woman
Women