Gell, William; Gandy, John P. : Pompeiana: the topography, edifices and ornaments of Pompeii (Band 1) (London, 1824)

PREFACE.

As early as the year 1684, some unusual
circumstances in sinking a well had ex-
cited the observation of those who un-
knowingly cultivated the soil immediately
above the theatre of the ancient city of
Herculaneum. In the Istoria Universale
of Bianchini, 1699, we have an account of