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English: The growth of Vesuvius before and after the eruption in 1767 sketched by William Hamilton who described it as Plate III. in a letter from Naples dated December 29, 1767, and collected together in 1772 in a single volume. The following notes appear underneath:

The ancient Crater of Mount Vesuvius.

With the gradual increase of the little Mountain within the Crater.

The exteriour black line marks each increase & the interiour dotted line shews the state of the little Mountain before that increase, so that the dotted line in the Drawing of Oct 18.th shews the Size of the little Mountain July 8.th the little spot A. marks where the lava came out some days before the great Eruption. B. C. D. mark the ancient Crater & E. the little Mountain the day before the Eruption. F. G. is the present Crater, & the exteriour black line H. F. G. the present shape of the top of Mount Vesuvius. Since May last the Mountain is increased from B. to F. which is near 200 feet.

PLATE III.

    Views of the gradual increase of the little mountain within the ancient crater; and of the present shape of Mount Vesuvius.

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Source File plate3.jpg extracted from http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35433/35433-h.zip linked by http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35433/ in turn linked by http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35433; source of text: 35433-h.htm from the same zip file
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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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