Plate X: Interiour (sic) view of the crater of Vesuvius

Plate X: Interiour (sic) view of the crater of mount Vesuvius from an original drawing taken on the spot, in the year 1756, which will serve to give an idea of the changes this part of an active volcano is subject to. by Pietro Fabris (fl 1740-1792). The source of this plate, Campi Phlegraei, is a first hand account of the eruptions witnessed by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), British envoy to Naples between 1764-1767. Originally published in three volumes (1776-1779), the title took its name from the area around Naples popularly referred to as Campi Phlegraei or flaming fields, owing to the frequent and violent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius. Hand coloured etching

1730-1803 1740-1792 1756 1764-1767 1776-1779 1799 Account Campi Changes Crater Dynamic Envoy Eruption Eruptions Fabris Flaming Frequent Geological Idea Lava Magma Owing Phlegraei Popularly Referred Serve Source Vesuvius Violent Volcanic Volcano Volcanology Volumes Vulcanology Witnessed

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