Gallery›Wellcome Collection›Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1755, seen from the west, with two small views of the volcano in 1631, and of the volcano's crater in section. Coloured etching by N. D'Oraty.
Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1755, seen from the west, with two small views of the volcano in 1631, and of the volcano's crater in section. Coloured etching by N. D'Oraty.
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Mount Vesuvius erupting in 1755, seen from the west, with two small views of the volcano in 1631, and of the volcano's crater in section. Coloured etching by N. D'Oraty.

Unknown artist

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Veduta del Monte Vesuvio dalla parte di oriente con le nuove bocche, e corsi di bitume, nel 1755. Veduta del monte prima del 1631. Mezza perpendicolare del vuoto di dentro della montagna. Sito del monticello che ora e una voragine. Canale di nuovo aperto. Nic d'Oraty scol:

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