Campi Phlegraei : observations on the volcanos of the Two Sicilies, as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London / by Sir William Hamilton, K.B. F.R.S., His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary at the Court of Naples ; to which, in order to convey the most precise idea of each remark, a new and accurate map is annexed, with 54 plates illuminated from drawings taken and colour'd after nature, under inspection of the author, by the editor, Mr. Peter Fabris = Observations sur les volcans des Deux Siciles, telles qu' elles ont été communiquées à la Société royale de Londres / par le chevalier Hamilton ... auxquelles pour donner une idée plus précise de chaque observation, on a ajouté une carte nouvelle & très exacte avec 54 planches enluminées d'après les desseins faits & coloriés sur la nature même, sous l'inspection de l'auteur, par l'éditeur le sieur Pierre Fabris.
Alternate Title(s):
Observations on the volcanos of the Two Sicilies
Published / Created:
Naples : [publisher not identified], MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : color illustrations (engravings), 1 color map (engraving) ; 47 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3334550
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Parallel English and French texts in two columns.
Exhibition History:
English Prize: The Capture of the “Westmorland,” an Episode of the Grand Tour (Yale Center for British Art, October 4, 2012-January 13, 2013)
Subject Terms:
Phlegraean Plain (Italy) -- Early works to 1800. | Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 1767 -- Early works to 1800. | Volcanoes -- Italy -- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies -- Early works to 1800. | Phlegraean Plain (Italy) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 1767 -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Volcanoes -- Italy -- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Volcanoes.
Contributors:
Fabris, Peter, active 18th century, editor, illustrator. | Royal Society (Great Britain)