A very attractive official record of the earliest excavations at Herculaneum in the C18th, and its growing fascination to wealthy visitors in the C19th when archaeology was the preserve of the rich dilettante, until more scientific excavation techniques began to be applied in the 1920’s.  Illustrated throughout with high quality colour photographs of villas, frescoes and mosaics as well as site plans and archive documents.  English text.  Large paperback.  112 pages.  New condition. Cat No 4158