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Lava
Molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption
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A quarry from which stones were cut to make the pavements of Naples, showing strata of lava from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784.
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Date: [1776]
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Reference: 43628i
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Geography: a volcano in eruption. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
Whymper, Charles H., 1853-1941.
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Reference: 46591i
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A volcanic eruption in Herculaneum (?), showing the advance of lava flow over walls, with Vesuvius visible in the background. Gouache painting, 1861.
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Date: 1861
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Reference: 43078i
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