Histoire Naturelle, Volcans Vue Generalle du Versuve en 1757

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Article ID EUI3534

Title

Histoire Naturelle, Volcans Vue Generalle du Versuve en 1757

Description

View of the volcano Vesuv in eruption in the year of 1757. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure.

Year

ca. 1760

Artist

Anonymus

Historical Description

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes which form the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure.

Place of Publication Paris
Dimensions (cm)34,5 x 42,5
ConditionSome folds
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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