Volume 1
Travels in the two Sicilies / by Henry Swinburne, esq., in the years 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
- Henry Swinburne
- Date:
- 1783-1785
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Travels in the two Sicilies / by Henry Swinburne, esq., in the years 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![A VOYAGE from MARSEILLES to NAPLES, 1776. SECTION I. Departure from Marfeilles—Arrival at Porto-Ferraio in Elba—Defcription of the ljland—Its Size—Proprietors—Climate— Comp oft ion—Productions. Defcription of Porto-Ferraio. Page 29 SECT. II. Iron Mines' of Rio. - ”35 SECT. III. Departure from Porto Ferraio. Irregularity of the Needle.— Channel of Piombino.—-Arrival at Porto Longone. 40 SECT. IV. Voyage from Porto-Longone.—Ife of Pianofa.—Fate of Aggrip pa Pof humus.—Violent Storm.—Cape Circilli.—View of Vefu- vius.—Ponza Ifes.—Ventotiene.—Illufrious Perfons banifhed thither. —Procida.—Arrival at Naples. - „ - 43 NAPLES and its ENVIRONS. SECT. V. Vefuvius. - - 50 SECT, VI. Mufc of Naples.—Dances.—Drefs and Character of the Women—of the Men.—Police.—furifprudence.—Population.—Mode of Life. “ - ~ S9 SECT. VII, Extent of the Kingdom—Productions—Exports—Duties— Banks—Imports. - - - - 70 SECT. VIII. Tour of the Coaf of Sorrento—Stabia.—Ancient Cham- bers opened.—Torre della Nunziata—Manufactures—Cafielamare— Vico.—Bay of Sorrento.—City of Sorrento.—Villa of Pollius Felix. 82 JOURNEY from NAPLES to TARANTO. SECT. IX. Departure from the Capital.—AqueduCls.—Campo di Lautrec.—Siege 0] Naples by the French in 1528.—Plague.—Death of Lautrec.—Firf Appearance of the Lues Venerea.—Santa Maria del Pianto.—Cemetery.—Ruins of Poggio Reale.—River Sebeto.—Plain of Nola.—Culture.—Quarry of Lava. - - 91 SECT. X. Nola.—Death of Augufus and Agrippa.—Invention of Bells.—Life of Bruni. - - ~ 97 2 SECT.. f](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28770407_0001_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
