2 views near Naples.

Engr., 30,6/33,5 x 40,6/49,2 cm, hand-coloured.

Hinged at upper edges. Under passe-partout.

1. Mirabilium sulphureorum motium apud Puteolos (campos Flegreos Plin Vulcani [...]). [G. von Kempen, 1581]. Curious view on the volcanic Phlegraean Fields, near Naples, renowned for the sulphurous vapors rising from the ground. - 2. Nullus in orbe locus Baiis praelucet amoenis. [J. Sinniger, 1583]. (Light traces of vertical folds, marg. damp stain at the left side touching pl.). Large view on the city and bay of Pozzuoli, with the isle of Ischia in the background. From the 1581 Latin (1) and 1583 French (2) "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (text on verso, leaves 56 & 58).
Ref. Van der Krogt [Pozzuoli{Pr}:41] (1) & [Pozzuoli:41B] (2).