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| Keywords: Vesuvius eruption in 1767 plate1 by William Hamilton.jpg en Vesuvius eruption in 1767 sketched by William Hamilton who described it as Plate I in a letter from Naples dated December 29 1767 and collected together in 1772 in a single volume The following notes appear underneath A Crater of Mount Vesuvius B Mouth from whence came the lava of 1766; and which opened afresh October 19 1767 and produced the conflagration represented in Plate II C The mouth which opened at 12 o'clock October 19 1767 whilst I was at the spot marked X; from thence came all the lava represented in Plate I D The lava E Mouth from whence the lava flowed at eight o'clock October 19 when the eruption began first F Chapel of Saint Vito surrounded with lava 1 Vesuvius 2 Mountain of Somma Pg 433 Hermitage between which and Vesuvius there is a deep valley two miles broad 4 The Fossa Grande 5 His Sicilian Majesty's Palace at Portici 6 Church of Pugliano 7 Calmaldolese Convent near which is my Villa 8 Saint Jorio 9 Barra 10 Spot under which lies Herculaneum File plate1 jpg extracted from http //www gutenberg org/files/35433/35433-h zip linked by http //www gutenberg org/files/35433/ in turn linked by http //www gutenberg org/ebooks/35433; source of text 35433-h htm from the same zip file 1767 Creator William Hamilton diplomat PD-old-100 Artworks by William Hamilton diplomat Observations on Mount Vesuvius Mount Etna and Other Volcanos by William Hamilton Vesuvius eruptions in 1767 Volcanic eruptions in art | ||||
