2-657-898 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

Cone of Venus covered with snow, Plate V, from 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies', by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving). 1. Cone of Vesuvius covered in snow; 2. Mountain of Somma; 3. High Road from Naples to Portici; 4. Old ruined Towers near the Sea.