2-657-900 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

View of Mount Veusvius form the sea shore; at Resina, between Portici and Torre del Greco, Plate VII, 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; 2. Mountain of Somma; 3. Lavas that ran down the Fossa Grande destroying vineyards in S. Jorio; 4. The Montagoli; 5. Rock formed by lava; 6. Villa belongng to Prince Jacci; 7. The Hermitage.