Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, 1776.

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Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, Plate XXXXVI, from 'Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies', by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving).

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