[Rarebooks] FS: 1775 Mount Aetna Eruption in the new Bookin'

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"An Exact Relation of the Famous Earthquake and Eruption of Mount Aetna,
or Mont-Gibello, A.D. 1669, Being one of the greatest recorded in History,
Now Reprinted from A Scarce Pamphlet, containing A Letter from the Earl of
Winchelsea to his Majesty King Charles the Second; together with A more
Particular Narrative, collected from several other Authentic Materials. To
which is also now added A Genuine Letter written to A Late Noble Peer,
purposing to describe The Last Great Eruption, As well as a Journey to The
very Summit of Mount Aetna, in the year 1766"

London; printed for J. Wilkie, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and E. Easton, at
Salisbury: 1775.

Oh, those troublesome Italian volcanos. Mount Etna remains an active
volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania, the
tallest active volcano on the European continent. The ancient Greeks
taught that the monster Typhon was trapped under this mountain by Zeus,
and Hephaestus kept his forges underneath it. Whatever the reason, Mount
Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is on the UNESCO
list of World Heritage Sites. Zeus would be so proud... The March 11th,
1669 eruption was the largest at that point since ancient times and
destroyed 10 villages on the mountain's southern side. The lava flow
stopped at the Benedictine monastery in Catania, and plunged into the
ocean without doing more than superficial damage within the city.

Disbound. 4.5"x6.75", 28 + 34 pages, 1 engraved plate, badly trimmed.
Minor soil, title leaf with portion broken off, not affecting the text.
[39687] $275

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