Excerpt from Letters From a Young Painter Abroad to His Friends in England, Vol. 1: Adorned With Copper Plates The Account, in some of the following pages, of the great discoveries made among the ruins of Herculaneum, which is much more extensive, particular, and exact, than any that has before appeared; gave the first occasion to the thought of making any of these Letters public. In consequence of which, it was intended to publish only those which describe its present situation and circumstances, and the Antiquities found therein; together with the previous description of Mount Vesuvius, and relation of all the Eruptions which have happened, particularly that by which this City was overwhelmed. But the favourable opinion of Those, to whom some of the other Letters had been occasionally communicated, encouraged the Editor to compile a small Volume, rather than a Pamphlet. In doing which, he has endeavoured to dispose them in such a manner, as by the variety to render the whole a more agreeable entertainment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.