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Background imageLava Collection: View of Vesuvius from Villa Quisisana, early-mid 19th century. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl

View of Vesuvius from Villa Quisisana, early-mid 19th century. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl
View of Vesuvius from Villa Quisisana, early-mid 19th century

Background imageLava Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna a few days prior to the Late Earthquake, 1858. A violent earthquake has occurred upon the high cone of Etna...it threw down, with a tremendous noise

Background imageLava Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Crater of Mount Etna in 1809 - from a sketch by Signor Gimmellaro, 1858. Before us and beneath us was the crater of Etna. The circumference of the crater, according to Sig

Background imageLava Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Catania, with its straight streets and white houses, has the appearance of a handsome modern town

Background imageLava Collection: View of the coast at Taormina with lava stream, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

View of the coast at Taormina with lava stream, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the coast at Taormina with lava stream, 1778. First time the travel group sees Lava when they sail past the coast of the Catania region at Taormina, according to the inscription

Background imageLava Collection: The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: M. Jackson

The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Creator: M. Jackson
The Crater of Mount Etna - from a drawing by S. Read, 1860. Etna, celebrated from the most remote antiquity for its magnitude and its volcanic eruptions

Background imageLava Collection: The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the Cathedral and Square of the Elephant, Catania, 1860. Catania, with its straight streets and white houses, has the appearance of a handsome modern town

Background imageLava Collection: Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Remarkable lava rocks from 1669 at the city walls of Catania, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLava Collection: Castle of Aci Castello on a lava rock off the coast of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros

Castle of Aci Castello on a lava rock off the coast of Catania, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Castle of Aci Castello on a lava rock off the coast of Catania, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLava Collection: View of the Monti Rossi at San Nicolo l'Arena monastery close to Nicolosi, 1778

View of the Monti Rossi at San Nicolo l'Arena monastery close to Nicolosi, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
View of the Monto Rosso at San Nicolo l'Arena monastery close to Nicolosi, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

Background imageLava Collection: Eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Seen from the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples, c.1783

Eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Seen from the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples, c.1783. Creator: Francesco Piranesi
Eruption of Mt Vesuvius, Seen from the Ponte della Maddalena in Naples, c.1783. The eruption of Mt Vesuvius on 8 August 1779 caused great panic among the Neapolitans

Background imageLava Collection: Portici - the Recent Residence of the Pope, sketched from the Sea, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Portici - the Recent Residence of the Pope, sketched from the Sea, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Portici - the Recent Residence of the Pope, sketched from the Sea, 1850. The Palace of Portici [abode of Pius IX] lies at four miles distance, by railway, from Naples

Background imageLava Collection: The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. The volcano...in all its terrible grandeur, from a sketch by Colonel Peard...a black column rose majestically

Background imageLava Collection: The Royal Visit to Fingals Cave, Staffa, Scotland, 1847, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen

The Royal Visit to Fingals Cave, Staffa, Scotland, 1847, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Royal Visit to Fingals Cave, Staffa, Scotland, 1847, (1900). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the sea-cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland

Background imageLava Collection: The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1820. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl

The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1820. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl
The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1820

Background imageLava Collection: Derrick Cave. Creator: Joshua Johnston

Derrick Cave. Creator: Joshua Johnston
Derrick Cave

Background imageLava Collection: The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire

The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
The Eruption of Vesuvius, 1771

Background imageLava Collection: Eruption of Mount Hecla, 1845. Creator: Smyth

Eruption of Mount Hecla, 1845. Creator: Smyth
Eruption of Mount Hecla, 1845. Volcanic eruption in Iceland:the mountain burst in two places with a horrible crash, and vomited masses of fire...From the clouds of smoke and vapour

Background imageLava Collection: Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge

Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875. Creator: Eadweard J Muybridge
Crater of Volcano, Quetzaltenango-Guatemala, 1875

Background imageLava Collection: An Eruption of Vesuvius, 1824. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl

An Eruption of Vesuvius, 1824. Creator: Johan Christian Dahl
An Eruption of Vesuvius, 1824

Background imageLava Collection: In the wilderness of Lava, at base of Vesuvius, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown

In the wilderness of Lava, at base of Vesuvius, Italy, c1909. Creator: Unknown
In the wilderness of Lava, at base of Vesuvius, Italy, c1909. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae

Background imageLava Collection: A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: Unknown

A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Creator: Unknown
A volcano erupts in Martinique, 1929. Un Volcan Se Reveille A La Martinique. People grab belongings and flee as smoke and lava spew out of a volcano

Background imageLava Collection: View of a Geyser, or Hot Fountain, 7 December 1833. Creator: Unknown

View of a Geyser, or Hot Fountain, 7 December 1833. Creator: Unknown
View of a Geyser, or Hot Fountain, 7 December 1833. Illustration to an article on the geysers, or hot fountains of Iceland

Background imageLava Collection: Destruction of Pompeii, 1833, (1939). Creator: Karl Briullov

Destruction of Pompeii, 1833, (1939). Creator: Karl Briullov
Destruction of Pompeii, 1833, (1939). The Last Day of Pompeii, depiction of people fleeing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy in 79 AD

Background imageLava Collection: View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow ?

View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow ?
View of Hamilton escorting their Sicilian majesties on 11th May 1771, to observe the lava flow from the great eruption of Vesuvius

Background imageLava Collection: View of the great eruption of Vesuvius from the mole of Naples in the night of 20 October 1767

View of the great eruption of Vesuvius from the mole of Naples in the night of 20 October 1767, Plate 6 from Campi Phlegraei

Background imageLava Collection: Tessellated Promenade of the Grand Causeway Laid Down in Lava in the Far Distant Past, c1935

Tessellated Promenade of the Grand Causeway Laid Down in Lava in the Far Distant Past, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Background imageLava Collection: Perspective of the second eruption of Vesuvius, 1750

Perspective of the second eruption of Vesuvius, 1750
Perspective of the second eruption of Vesuvius, pub. 1750 (etching)

Background imageLava Collection: Stones of crystals called Gems of Mount Vesuvius, 1776

Stones of crystals called Gems of Mount Vesuvius, 1776
Stones of crystals called Gems of Mount Vesuvius, Plate LIIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, 1776

Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, 1776
Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, Plate LII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Productions of the Solfaterra, 1776

Productions of the Solfaterra, 1776
Productions of the Solfaterra, Plate LIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving)

Background imageLava Collection: Specimens of curious stones found by the Author on Mount Vesuvius, 1776

Specimens of curious stones found by the Author on Mount Vesuvius, 1776
Specimens of curious stones found by the Author on Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXXVIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Lava, Scoria, and Pumice stones and of Mount Versuvius, 1776

Lava, Scoria, and Pumice stones and of Mount Versuvius, 1776
Lava, Scoria, and Pumice stones and of Mount Versuvius, Plate LI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, 1776

Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, 1776
Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, Plate XXXXIX, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Piece of marble composed of fragments of various sorts of marble found in the Fossa Grande, 1776

Piece of marble composed of fragments of various sorts of marble found in the Fossa Grande, 1776
Piece of marble composed of fragments of various sorts of marble found in the Fossa Grande, Plate XXXXVII: from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, 1776

Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, 1776
Specimens of volcanic matter found in the crater of Vesuvius, Plate XXXXVI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Specimens of volcanic matter taken from the inside of the crater of Vesuvius, 1776

Specimens of volcanic matter taken from the inside of the crater of Vesuvius, 1776
Specimens of volcanic matter taken from the inside of the crater of Vesuvius, Plate XXXXIV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli

Specimens of a curious volcanic matter taken from a hollow road leading from Pisciarelli to the Solfaterra, Plate XXXXIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, 1776

Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, 1776
Specimens of Tufas from the quarrys near the Grotta of Pausilipo, Plate XXXXII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, 1776

View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, 1776
View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, Plate XXXX, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: Interior of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water

Interior of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water
Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXIX

Background imageLava Collection: A night view of a current of lava that ran from Mount Vesuvius towards Resina, 1776

A night view of a current of lava that ran from Mount Vesuvius towards Resina, 1776
A night view of a current of lava that ran from Mount Vesuvius towards Resina, Plate XXXVIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: View of a part of the inside of the cone of the mountain of Somma, 1776

View of a part of the inside of the cone of the mountain of Somma, 1776
View of a part of the inside of the cone of the mountain of Somma, Plate XXXV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene, 1776

View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene, 1776
View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene, Plate XXXI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: View into the Valley, Atrio di Cavalio, 1776

View into the Valley, Atrio di Cavalio, 1776
View into the Valley, Atrio di Cavalio, Plate XXXIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: View taken from the bottom of the Crater of Monte Nuovo, 1776

View taken from the bottom of the Crater of Monte Nuovo, 1776
View taken from the bottom of the Crater of Monte Nuovo, Plate XXVII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Background imageLava Collection: View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano, 1776

View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano, 1776
View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano, Plate XIX, . from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Background imageLava Collection: View of the Crater, or inside of the Cone of the little mountain, 1776

View of the Crater, or inside of the Cone of the little mountain, 1776
View of the Crater, or inside of the Cone of the little mountain, Plate XIV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)



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