On the site of the ancient city of the Aurunci, and on the volcanic phenomena which it exhibits / [Charles Daubeny].

  • Charles Daubeny
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1846
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Credit: On the site of the ancient city of the Aurunci, and on the volcanic phenomena which it exhibits / [Charles Daubeny]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in a line parallel with both, called of old the lake Amsanctus, where, just as was the case nearly 2000 years ago, in the time of Virgil, copious volumes of carbonic acid gas are constantly given off into the atmosphere from some internal focus of volcanic operations, I gave an account on my return at one of the meetings of this Society, and the particulars are contained in a brief memoir since published in our Transactions. One other volcano however, or rather, I should say, another distinct system of volcanic operations existing, within the Neapolitan territory, remained to be explored, I mean that of Rocca Monfina, near Sessa, at a distance of about 30 miles to the north of Naples. This mountain accordingly it was my particular object, in the third and last journey I undertook to the south of Italy, to investigate, and as it proved in some respects more interesting, and more instructive, even than any of those which I had previously examined, I conceive that a brief account of it will form a suitable appendix to the reports on volcanic phenomena, which I have on former occasions presented at these Meetings.® Those who have travelled from Naples to Rome by the lower and more frequented road, which passes by Mol a de Gaieta, Fondi, and Teri’acina, may recollect, that after reaching Capua, they soon lose sight of the volcanic tuff or peperino, which d Narrative of an Excursion to the Lake Amsanctus and to Mt. V^ultur in Apulia, 1835. ^ The little map appended gives the relative jiositions of the three volcanos alluded to.
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