Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum, discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. [electronic resource] : With some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients. And a short description of the antiquities in the neighbourhood of Naples. By Mr. Cochin the younger, engraver, and Mr. Bellicard, architect. Enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by Mr. Bellicard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.

Bellicard, Jérôme Charles, 1726-1786., Author.

Standardized Title:

Observations sur les antiquités de la ville d'Herculanum. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Italy--Herculaneum (Extinct city)--Early works to 1800.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],43,[1]p.,plates )

Edition:

The second edition, with additions.

Other Title:

Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum, discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for D. Wilson and T. Durham, at Plato's Head, in the Strand, MDCCLVI. [1756]

Notes:

A translation of the work by C. N. Cochin and J. C. Bellicard.

The book includes several articles on Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius by different writers.

The second section on the paintings and sculptures of Herculaneum is by C. N. Cochin.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T178259.

OCLC:

509290239