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1. 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.

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.
Creator:
Hamilton, William, Sir, 1730-1803
Date:
MDCCLXXVI [1776]
Physical Description:
2 volumes : color illustrations (engravings), 1 color map (engraving) ; 47 cm (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum : discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius : with some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients : and a short description of the antiquities in the neighbourhood of Naples / by Mr. Bellicard ; enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by the author.

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Creator:
Bellicard, Jérôme Charles, 1726-1786
Date:
1753 [1754?]
Physical Description:
vii, 236 p., [42] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts