Mount Vesuvius as seen from the Bay of Naples, Italy, 1797

Mount Vesuvius as seen from the Bay of Naples, Italy, 1797. Smoke rising from the crater and lava flowing down the mountain side. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a sketch by Richard Duppa from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman and Rees, London, 1802

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