PLATE I.
- 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.
- 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.
PLATE II.
- A. Crater of Vesuvius.
- B. Mouth, from whence came the lava of 1766, and which opened afresh at two o'clock, October 19, 1767, and caused the conflagration on this side of the mountain.
- C. Mouth which opened at 12 o'clock, October 19, 1767, whilst I was at the spot X, and which produced all the lava represented in [Plate I.]
- D. Rivulets of lava, which flowed from the crater, and united with the great river E.
- F. Extremities of the lava, about five miles from B.
- 1. Mountain of Somma.
- 2. Mount Vesuvius.
- 3. Montagna di Trecase.
- 4. Trecase.
- 5. Oratorio di Bosco.
- 6. Ottaiano.
