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Naples, Simoniana printing house, 1761. 4°. Woodcut vignette on the title page, woodcut initials, and a beautiful header with a view of Torre del Greco. Two folded plates at the end of the text: "View of Vesuvius [...] from the casino of D. Salvatore Falanga located on the side of Torre del Greco" and "Views of Monticello." Some light foxing, small tear without loss to the plates. Bound with, by the same author, Historical Rationale of the Fire of Vesuvius Occurred in the Month of October of MDCCLXVII , Naples, Simoniana printing house, 1768. With two folded copperplate plates at the end of the volume, slightly browned, contemporary full hard parchment binding, title engraved in gold within a tag on the spine, minor defects. Paper bookplate on the inside cover.
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Gaetano de Bottis (Torre del Greco, 1721 – Naples, 1790), a priest and scholar, taught at the Seminary of Naples, the Nunziatella, and the University. A passionate naturalist, he devoted his research primarily to Vesuvius, of which he meticulously described numerous eruptions. His works, both scientific and historical, remain precious testimonies of eighteenth-century Neapolitan volcanology.
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