Critical account of the situation and destruction by the first eruptions of Mount Vesuvius of Herculaneum, Pompeii, and Stabia
Subtitle: the late discovery of their remains, the subterraneous works carried on in them, and the books, domestick utensils, and other remarkable Greek and Roman antiquities thereby happily recovered, the form and connection of the ancient characters being faithfully preserved
By: in a letter (originally in German) to Count Bruhl, of Saxony, from the celebrated Abbé Winckelmann ... ; illustrated with notes taken from the French translation.
Publisher: Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery, jun. ...
Published: 1771
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Early works to 1800.; Herculaneum (Extinct city) -- Early works to 1800.; Stabiae (Extinct city) -- Early works to 1800.; Italy -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800.; Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79 -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Translation of: Sendschreiben von den Herculanischen Entdeckungen an den hochgebohrnen Herrn, Herrn Heinrich Reichsgrafen von Brühl.
Running title: Discoveries at Herculaneum.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-I⁸.