Some Particulars of the Present State of Mount Vesuvius; With the Account of a Journey into the Province of Abruzzo, and a Voyage to the Island of PonzaIn a Letter from Sir William Hamilton, KBFRSand ASto Sir Joseph Banks, BartPRS. . J.^Ba^ire Sc. i>f the Ifland of Ponza* 381 EXPLANATION OF THE P L A T E S# Tab, X. Plan of the ifland of Ponza. Tgb. XL View of part of the infide of the harbour of the ifland of , I. Rock of lava, which in many partsris formedinto regular fmall bafaltes of a reddifli cafl:, havhigprobably been tinged with fome ochre. Mofl: of thedetached rocks of this


Some Particulars of the Present State of Mount Vesuvius; With the Account of a Journey into the Province of Abruzzo, and a Voyage to the Island of PonzaIn a Letter from Sir William Hamilton, KBFRSand ASto Sir Joseph Banks, BartPRS. . J.^Ba^ire Sc. i>f the Ifland of Ponza* 381 EXPLANATION OF THE P L A T E S# Tab, X. Plan of the ifland of Ponza. Tgb. XL View of part of the infide of the harbour of the ifland of , I. Rock of lava, which in many partsris formedinto regular fmall bafaltes of a reddifli cafl:, havhigprobably been tinged with fome ochre. Mofl: of thedetached rocks of this ifland referable %. See p. XII. View taken from the outfide af the harbour of the ifland of Ponza, near the I. Rock of volcanic matter converted to pureclay. — 2. Ditto, with fl:rata of pumice-ftone. ?—• 3. Rocks of lava inclining to take bafaltic formsi^^ — 4. Rock Gorajpofed of fpherical bafaites#. D d d 2


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