Capo dell'Arco
Date
1776
Creator
Pietro Fabris (1738, Italian) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
42888
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 210mm
width (plate): 385mm
height (page): 320mm
width (page): 452mm
width (plate): 385mm
height (page): 320mm
width (page): 452mm
Subject
Content object
Description
View of Capo dell'Arco, on the island of Ventotene. Various strata are visible on the rock surface, including tufa and volcanic ash, and a sailing boat is depicted in the foreground. Ventotene is an island about 4 miles in circumference, 30 miles from Ischia.
Plate 34 from Campi Phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies by William Hamilton. The plate is inscribed ‘XXXIV’ in the top left corner.
Written in the associated description: 'The whole of this Island [Ventotene], and of that of S. Stefano, which is about a mile from it, (and probably once joined it, the Water being shallow between the one Island and the Other), have been evidently produced by Volcanick Explosions.'
William Hamilton (1730-1803) British diplomat, archaeologist and volcanologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766 on the merit of his volcanic observations. He received the Copley Medal in 1770 for his 'Account of a Journey to Mount Etna'.
Pietro Fabris (1740-1792) was a British artist who accompanied Hamilton around Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, and Lipari islands to document volcanic activities.
Plate 34 from Campi Phlegraei: observations on the volcanos of the two Sicilies by William Hamilton. The plate is inscribed ‘XXXIV’ in the top left corner.
Written in the associated description: 'The whole of this Island [Ventotene], and of that of S. Stefano, which is about a mile from it, (and probably once joined it, the Water being shallow between the one Island and the Other), have been evidently produced by Volcanick Explosions.'
William Hamilton (1730-1803) British diplomat, archaeologist and volcanologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766 on the merit of his volcanic observations. He received the Copley Medal in 1770 for his 'Account of a Journey to Mount Etna'.
Pietro Fabris (1740-1792) was a British artist who accompanied Hamilton around Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, and Lipari islands to document volcanic activities.
Object history
This book of hand-coloured plates represents part II of Campi Phlegraei. It complements part I, which consists of letters only. Both were presented to the then President of the Royal Society, Sir John Pringle (1707-1782).
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