View of the great eruption of Vesuvius from the mole of Naples in the night of the 20th October, 176

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View of the great eruption of Vesuvius from the mole of Naples in the night of the 20th October, 1767, Plate VI, 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 toward S. Jorio; 4. Lighthouse on the mole of Naples.

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