Unknown (19th), Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 26 April 1872, 1872, albumen paper p…

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Unknown (19th), Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 26 April 1872, 1872, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 26 April 1872 with spectacular ash clouds in the sky, 1872, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower right inscribed in the printing plate: "Napoli, Eruzione 26 Aprile 1872 Ore b 1/2[?]". lower left numbered in the printing plate: "83.". Date: 1872 Description: The sepia-coloured image documents spectacular volcanic activity viewed from the opposite shore in Naples. Extensive clouds of ash rise above a calm stretch of water. Keywords: Volcano; Volcanic eruption; Eruption; Ash cloud; Mountain; Historical; Waters; Natural spectacle; Documentation; Observation point; Smoke; Sky; Atmosphere; Cultural archive; Eruption of Vesuvius 1872, 19th century, Realism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Albumen paper: 19,5 cm x 26,0 cm (7,7 x 10,2 in)

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Unknown (19th), Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 26 April 1872, 1872, albumen paper print Unknown (19th century): Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 26 April 1872 with spectacular ash clouds in the sky, 1872, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower right inscribed in the printing plate: "Napoli, Eruzione 26 Aprile 1872 Ore b 1/2[?]". lower left numbered in the printing plate: "83.". Date: 1872 Description: The sepia-coloured image documents spectacular volcanic activity viewed from the opposite shore in Naples. Extensive clouds of ash rise above a calm stretch of water. Keywords: Volcano; Volcanic eruption; Eruption; Ash cloud; Mountain; Historical; Waters; Natural spectacle; Documentation; Observation point; Smoke; Sky; Atmosphere; Cultural archive; Eruption of Vesuvius 1872, 19th century, Realism, Landscape, Italy, Size: Albumen paper: 19,5 cm x 26,0 cm (7,7 x 10,2 in)

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DELLA TORRE, John Mary. Histoire et phénomènes du Vésuve. Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant, 1760 In small 8vo, 168 x 95 mm. Coeval binding in marbled stock, title and friezes in gold on spine, marbled guard sheets, red boards. Pages XXIV, 399, 1 blank. 1 engraved and folded map depicting Naples and its environs, 5 engraved and folded plates at end of volume with views of Vesuvius. Heraldic ex libris topped with marquis crown pasted to the counterplate and verso of the guard sheet. Slight traces of use to binding, nice copy. First French edition. Della-Torre, librarian of the Bourbon Museum, scientist and volcanologist, observed the eruptions of Vesuvius in 1751 and 1754. In this work, published in Italian in 1755, he not only described the eruptions but the characteristics of the volcano, and sought to understand the mystery and physical laws of the earth. To complete his exposition he referred to what had been written on the subject since Antiquity. This French edition is expanded: it also contains the "Dissertation critique" by Father Gaetan d'Amato (p. 295 - 370) and, at the end, the interesting additions by Della Torre himself. The fold-out plates outside the text at the end of the volume depict the phases of the eruptions. Quérard IX, 505. Small 8vo, 168 x 95 mm. Contemporary marbled roan binding, gold title and friezes on the spine, marbled endpapers, red edges. Pages XXIV, 399, 1 blank. One engraved folded map depicting Naples and its surroundings, 5 folded plates at the end of the volume with views of Vesuvius. Heraldic ex libris surmouted by a marquis crown glued to the insidecover and the verso of the endpaper. Slight traces of use to the binding, a good copy. First French edition. Della-Torre, librarian of the Bourbon Museum, scientist and volcanologist, observed the eruptions of Vesuvius in 1751 and 1754. In this work, published in Italian in 1755, he does not limit himself to describing the eruptions but the characteristics of the volcano, but tries to understand the mystery and physical laws of the earth. To complete his exposition he referred to what had been written on the subject from Antiquity. This French edition has been expanded: it also contains the "Dissertation critique" by Father Gaetan d'Amato (p. 295 - 370) and, finally, the interesting additions by Della Torre himself. The plates folded out of the text at the end of the volume depict the phases of the eruptions.

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