1760 Della-Torre, Histoire et Phénomènes du Vésuve, Vesuvius
- Condition : good condition, slightly rubbed, small loss to top spine, 3 cm tear to hinge of the first board, second board minor loss to leather and small trace of wormhole, slightly browned, some minor freckling and spotting, map with a 3 cm tear to inner margin. Good clean copy.
- Illustrations : one engraved folding map and 5 engraved folding plates.
- Volumes : 1 volume.
- Binding: contemporary full calf, gilt spine, red edges, marbled endpapers.
- Format : In-12.
- Pages : XXIV, 399 pp.
- Publisher : Paris, Jean-Thomas Hérissant.
- Date : 1760.
- Ref. : Quérard IX, 505.
French first edition, illustrated with a folded map of the environs of Naples and Mount Vesuvius and 5 engraved plates of Vesuvius in activity.
Giovanni Maria Della Torre (1710-1782), librarian of the Borbonico Museum Library, was a scientist and vulcanologist, and first published this work in 1755. An important description of the eruptions of Vesuvius up to 1751 and 1754, with an interesting bibliography of authors who have written on the subject since 1631 at the end of the work, as well as a critical Dissertation by Father Gaetan d'Amato (p. 295 - 370) and additions by Della Torre.
Della-Torre observed the eruptions of Vesuvius in 1751 and 1754 and made many trips to refine them. He did not limit himself to describing the various eruptions and the characteristics of the volcano, but sought to penetrate the mystery and physical laws of the earth. In order to complete his work he also drew on everything that had been written in the field since antiquity.
Condition | Used - Very Good |
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Language | France |
Illustrated | Yes |
Publicaton Date | Jan 1, 1760 |
Year | 1760 |
Author / Cartographer / Photographer | Torre Giovanni Maria |
Editor | Herissant Jean-Thomas |
First edition | Yes |
Signed edition | No |
Signed binding | No |
Armorial binding | No |
Binding / Format | Full leather |
Size | 17 x 10,5 cm |