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Vesuvius Erupting in 1737
A great plume spreads from a volcanic cone beneath angular streaks of lightning. Small figures and boats at the water’s edge give the eruption an enormous scale. The caption identifies Vesuvius in 1737. Donnelly reproduces the image in his discussion of geological catastrophe, using a specifically captioned eruption rather than an unidentified volcano to illustrate the force of sudden change.
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Illustrator not identified. "Vesuvius Erupting in 1737" [editorial title]. In Atlantis: The Antediluvian World, Ignatius Donnelly. Eleventh edition, undated imprint; copyright 1882, undated edition, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0071-0057
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Illustrator not identified. Vesuvius Erupting in 1737. Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. Scan leaf 59. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0071-0057