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English: Vesuvius eruption in 1767 sketched by William Hamilton who described it as Plate I. in a letter from Naples dated December 29, 1767, and collected together in 1772 in a single volume. The following notes appear underneath:
   A. Crater of Mount Vesuvius.
   B. Mouth from whence came the lava of 1766; and which opened afresh, October 19, 1767, and produced the conflagration represented in Plate II.
   C. The mouth which opened at 12 o'clock, October 19, 1767, whilst I was at the spot marked X; from thence came all the lava represented in Plate I.
   D. The lava.
   E. Mouth from whence the lava flowed at eight o'clock, October 19, when the eruption began first.
   F. Chapel of Saint Vito, surrounded with lava.

   1. Vesuvius.
   2. Mountain of Somma.
   [Pg 43]3. Hermitage, between which and Vesuvius there is a deep valley two miles broad.
   4. The Fossa Grande.
   5. His Sicilian Majesty's Palace at Portici.
   6. Church of Pugliano.
   7. Calmaldolese Convent, near which is my Villa.
   8. Saint Jorio.
   9. Barra.
10. Spot, under which lies Herculaneum.
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William Hamilton  (1730–1803)  wikidata:Q15462 s:en:Author:William Hamilton (1730-1803) q:it:William Hamilton
 
William Hamilton
Description Scottish anthropologist, diplomat, archaeologist, volcanologist and politician
Date of birth/death 13 December 1730 Edit this at Wikidata 6 April 1803 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Henley-on-Thames London
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