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1. 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, K.B. F.R.S., His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples ; to which, in order to convey the most precise idea of each remark, a new and accurate map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated from drawings taken and colour'd after nature, under inspection of the author, by the editor, Mr. Peter Fabris = Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles, telles qu' elles ont été communiquées à la Société royale de Londres / par le chevalier Hamilton ... auxquelles pour donner une idée plus précise de chaque observation, on a ajouté une carte nouvelle & très exacte avec 54 planches enluminées d'après les desseins faits & coloriés sur la nature même, sous l'inspection de l'auteur, par l'éditeur le sieur Pierre Fabris.

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, K.B. F.R.S., His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples ; to which, in order to convey the most precise idea of each remark, a new and accurate map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated from drawings taken and colour'd after nature, under inspection of the author, by the editor, Mr. Peter Fabris = Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles, telles qu' elles ont été communiquées à la Société royale de Londres / par le chevalier Hamilton ... auxquelles pour donner une idée plus précise de chaque observation, on a ajouté une carte nouvelle & très exacte avec 54 planches enluminées d'après les desseins faits & coloriés sur la nature même, sous l'inspection de l'auteur, par l'éditeur le sieur Pierre Fabris.
Creator:
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730–1803
Date:
MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : color illustrations (engravings), 1 color map (engraving) ; 47 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Description of a view of the city and bay of Naples, by moonlight, with an eruption of Mount Vesuvious : now exhibiting at the Panorama, Leicester Square / painted by the proprietor, Robert Burford ; assisted by H.C. Selous, from drawings taken on the spot during one of the great eruptions.

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Creator:
Burford, Robert, 1791–1861
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
16 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Sketches of Vesuvius with short accounts of its principle eruptions : from the commencement of the Christian era to the present time / by John Auldjo ...

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Creator:
Auldjo, John, 1805–1886
Date:
1832
Physical Description:
96 p., [17] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 25 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum : discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius : with some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients : and a short description of the antiquities in the neighbourhood of Naples / by Mr. Bellicard ; enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by the author.

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Creator:
Bellicard, Jérôme Charles, 1726–1786
Date:
1753 [1754?]
Physical Description:
vii, 236 p., [42] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The last days of Pompeii / by Edward Bulwer, Lord Lytton.

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Creator:
Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803–1873
Date:
1879
Physical Description:
xii, 444 p., [30] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David and Judith Ross