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The great eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1779: Hope and Fear in the collections of The Geological Society

The great eruption of Mount Vesuvius 1779: Hope and Fear in the collections of The Geological Society

Sep 29, 2016 | Geological Society

This image comes from the collections of The Geological Society and is part of a series on the theme of Hope and Fear in library and archive collections to coincide with the Being Human festival. “View of the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius, on Sunday night August...

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