2-657-896 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Snapshots of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius from 8th July to 29th October, 1767, from 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies', by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving). each drawing depicts the gradual increase of the little mountain in its Crater; Bottom panel shows the differences stages of rock formation, lettered C-H.