Description: 1843 Meyer print LAKE OF AVERNO NEAR NAPOLI, ITALY (#15) Nice print titled Lago d'Averno, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. image size is 9.5 x 14.5 cm. Print was published in Germany in Meyer's Universum by Bibliographic Institute Hildburghausen. Click here or image for larger version Lake of Averno, Italian LAGO D'AVERNO, Latin LACUS AVERNUS, crater lake in Napoli province, Campania region, southern Italy, in the Campi Flegrei volcanic region, west of Naples. It is 7 ft (2 m) above sea level, 118 ft deep, and nearly 2 mi (more than 3 km) in circumference, with no natural outlet. Its Greek name, Aornos, was interpreted as meaning "without birds," giving rise to the legend that no bird could fly across it and live because of its poisonous sulfurous vapours. Surrounded by dense forests in ancient times, it was represented by the poet Virgil as the entrance to Hades (hell). The Carthaginian general Hannibal made a pilgrimage to it in 214 BC. Agrippa, the Roman statesman, in 37 BC cut down the forest (now replaced by vineyards) and converted the lake into a naval harbour, the Portus Iulius, which was linked to the sea by a canal via the Lago di Lucrino and to Cumae by a tunnel more than 1/2 mi long, the world's first major road tunnel. The canal was soon blocked because of a gradual rise of the shore, but the tunnel, now called the Grotta di Cocceio (or della Pace), remained usable until it was damaged during World War II. The so-called Grotta (or pseudo-Grotta) della Sibilla is a rock-cut passage, possibly part of the works connected with the naval harbour. Impressive Roman ruins include the remains of baths, temples, and villas. Buyer pays shipping at cost. I prefer payment by PayPal, but I'll also accept any other payment method and currency (except direct payment by credit card) that is convenient for buyer. I combine shipping of multiple items. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING: Price quoted with auction is for surface mail to European countries. Please don't pay before you receive invoice from me. If shipping address is within Europe I recommend surface mail, you don't gain much time with airmail, it is just more expensive.
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Zagreb, Croatia
End Time: 2024-12-01T20:14:44.000Z
Shipping Cost: 8.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Print Type: Engraving
Subject: Landscape
Style: Realism
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14")
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1843
