Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669
Cleveland Museum of Art

Eruption of Mount Aetna in 1669

Thomas Sutherland (British, 1785–1838) · 1809

aquatint with engraving
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Active volcanoes like Mount Etna and Mount Vesuvius were a popular destination for European tourists visiting Italy in the 1700s.

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