Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.

An eruption of Mount Etna at night; people in a boat in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.

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].

Italy (?): a volcano erupting in the background; boats and sailors in the foreground. Gouache painting, ca. 1830.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by Fr. Weber after A. d'Anna.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; people watching the eruption in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by F. Weber after A. d'Anna.

The bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius erupting and covered in snow, 6 January 1836. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1836.

1 painting : gouache ; image 42.6 x 63.8 cm

iv, 179 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered page, 5 leaves of plates (1 folded) : 5 illustrations, 1 folded map ; (8vo)

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 ; to which are added, explanatory notes by the author, hitherto unpublished.

1 painting : gouache ; image 43.2 x 63 cm

xi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Krakatau : the destruction and reassembly of an island ecosystem / Ian Thornton.

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Volcanic Eruptions

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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.

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 ; to which are added, explanatory notes by the author, hitherto unpublished.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.

Italy (?): a volcano erupting in the background; boats and sailors in the foreground. Gouache painting, ca. 1830.

Krakatau : the destruction and reassembly of an island ecosystem / Ian Thornton.

Volcanic Eruptions

Images from the collections

Images about Volcanic Eruptions

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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.

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.

An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.

Italy (?): a volcano erupting in the background; boats and sailors in the foreground. Gouache painting, ca. 1830.

Krakatau : the destruction and reassembly of an island ecosystem / Ian Thornton.

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