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Campi Phlegraei : osservazioni sui vulcani delle Due Sicilie, comunicate alla Reale societa di Londra / da Sir William Hamilton ; illustrate con tavole di Pietro Fabris ; [a cura di Gino Doria]

Catalog Data

Author:
Hamilton, William Sir 1730-1803  Search this
Fabris, Peter 18th cent  Search this
Doria, Gino 1888-1975  Search this
Physical description:
1 portfolio ([4], 7-41, [1], [6] p., [23] leaves of plates : 24 col. ill.) ; 53 x 38 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Italy
Sicily
Phlegraean Plain (Italy)
Vesuvius (Italy)
Etna, Mount (Italy)
Date:
1962
Notes:
Illustrative matter comprises a selection of 23 colored plates from the 53 which appeared in the original 1776 English ed., and a colored facsimile of the engraved t. p. of the original supplement.
Text translated and plates selected from Campi Phlegraei; observations on the volcanoes of the two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London, by Sir William Hamilton (Naples, 1776. Text in English and French)
Each plate accompanied by leaf with letter-press.
"A cura di Gino Doria."
Topic:
Volcanoes  Search this
Engraving, Italian  Search this
Call number:
QE522 .H222 1962
QE522.H222 1962
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_330551