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n. - A volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples.

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  • This was an island not far from the coast of Campania, which was also called Ischia and Ænaria.
  • Marquis of Ischia, and given a pension of 3000 scudi.
  • It was written in Southern Italy, in Ischia and at Sorrento.
  • The awful destruction in Ischia, July 29 (with Vesuvius active).
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