Keywords: Vesuvius eruption in 1767 plate2 by William Hamilton.jpg en Vesuvius eruption in 1767 sketched by William Hamilton who described it as Plate II in a letter from Naples dated December 29 1767 and collected together in 1772 in a single volume The following notes appear underneath View of the Great Eruption of Vesuvius 1767 from Torre dell' Annunziata PLATE II A Crater of Vesuvius B Mouth from whence came the lava of 1766 and which opened afresh at two o'clock October 19 1767 and caused the conflagration on this side of the mountain C Mouth which opened at 12 o'clock October 19 1767 whilst I was at Pg 44the spot X and which produced all the lava represented in Plate I D Rivulets of lava which flowed from the crater and united with the great river E F Extremities of the lava about five miles from B 1 Mountain of Somma 2 Mount Vesuvius 3 Montagna di Trecase 4 Trecase 5 Oratorio di Bosco 6 Ottaiano File plate2 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 thumb left plate 1 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 |