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.

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