POMPEIANA de William Gell (éd. de 1832)
Plate LXXXVIII - View of the site of Pompei |  |  |
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 Back to appendix n° 2 | This plate, LXXXVIII, is one which shows, in a more distinct marner than any yet published, the whole hill of Pompeii, with the neighbouring country, from Torre della Nunziata and Vesuvius on the left, to the mountains of Palma on the right. The gulf, with the rock of Hercules or Revigliano, and, near it, the mouth of the river Sarno, may be seen. The river may be traced to the bridge ; and the village of Scafati, also on the Sarno, is seen, on the right, under Palma. From Scafati a fine of trees marks the present road to Pompeii from Nocera, and the amphitheatre is seen at the beginning of the ancient city. Some few traces of the excavations may be distinguished on the emi-nence, and it afterwards descends to the west, near the street of the Tombs. The theory of water running from Vesuvius up the eminence of Pompeii is here proved to be untenable. |
Bosco Reale is seen extending below Monte di Somma, the right top of Vesuvius. It is said to contain 10,000 souls. A stream of lava flowed, not long ago, into the middle of the village. Torre della Nunziata is seen beyond Revigliano, and above it Bosco tre Case, near which, on the left, is one of those minor cones which sent forth a copious stream of lava in the last century. A little to the right of the amphitheatre may be seen a tower on a distant hill, not far from Nola. Beyond is the lofty range of the Apennines.