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Optical Toy: "Mount Vesuvius"

William Spooner

View looking across the Bay of Naples, with Vesuvius in the distance. When held to the light Vesuvius is seen erupting at night. Below, title and: "Sketched from the Representation of the Volcano at the Surrey Zoological Gardens". Names of publisher and artist below.

Credit: Gift of Hamill and Barker

c. 1838
Lithograph, brush and watercolor on paper with embossed gold paper strips
1961-105-16
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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