Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Heculaneum
Subtitle: discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.  With some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients.  And a short description of the antiquities in the neighbourhood of Naples.
By: By Mr. Cochin the younger ... and Mr. Bellicard ... Enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by Mr. Bellicard.
Contributors: Cochin, Charles Nicolas, 1715-1790.; Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: The 2nd ed., with additions.
Publisher: D. Wilson and T. Durham
Published: 1756
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Art, Greco-Roman.; Herculaneum (Extinct city) -- Early works to 1800.; Vesuvius (Italy)
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: Translated from the French.
The book includes several articles on Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius by different writers. The 2nd section, on the paintings and sculpture found in Herculaneum, was written by C. N. Cochin, Jr.
"Historical inquiries concerning Herculaneum" and "Further particulars relating to Herculaneum", 43 p. at end.