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Vesuvius (Italy)

Volcano on the southwestern coast of Italy

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Images referencing Vesuvius (Italy)

73 images from works
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Gouache, 1828.
  • Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.
  • Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton... with 54 plates ... from drawings taken ... by the editor, Mr. P. Fabris.--Observations sur les volcans des deux Siciles, etc.
  • Lava, scoriae and vitrified matter found after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.
  • An eruption of Mount Vesuvius at night; boat and two men in the foreground. Coloured aquatint by J.W. Edy after J. More, 1800.
  • Family groups and travellers in Naples buy water from a water seller at a stand on the street corner. Coloured lithograph by Gatti and Dura.
  • Mount Vesuvius in eruption at night, showing the Bay of Naples in the foreground with a sailing boat, and spectators on the opposite shore. Painting in gouache, 1829.
  • Polished schists of marble and other mixed stones from Mount Vesuvius. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.
  • Figures representing the investigation of nature; in the background, Pliny the elder being killed while investigating Vesuvius during its eruption. Engraving by J. Wangner after G. Eichler the younger, ca. 1759.
  • Mount Vesuvius emitting a column of smoke after its eruption on 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

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    Mount Vesuvius by night, erupting with smoke, fire, and lava, with houses on the Bay of Naples. Etching with engraving by Page.

    | Reference: 42973i
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    Eruption of Mount Vesuvius; lava covering dwellings. Gouache painting by Mauton, 1834.

    Mauton (Painter in Naples) | Date: 1834 | Reference: 575687i
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    Mount Vesuvius in eruption, 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43751i
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    A current of lava emerging from Mount Vesuvius, 1777. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43753i
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    The cone of Mount Vesuvius smoking before the eruption of 8 August 1779. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1779.

    Fabris, Pietro, active 1756-1784. | Date: [1779] | Reference: 43755i

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Volcanoes
Naples
Etna, Mount (Italy)
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Volcanic Eruptions

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