Atlas Geologique Collection

Geologists viewing the reef in front of Fingal's Cave, Staffa, 1
Geologists viewing the reef in front of Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. The isle of Boo-sha-la has horizontal bundles as well as vertical columns of prismatic basalt

Geologists exploring the basalt formations on Staffa, 1822
Geologists exploring the curved basalt column formations on the Isle of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, 1822. Prismatic forms that imitate beams in the hull of a ship

View of the Isle of Staffa and the entrance to Fingal's Cave
View of the isle of Staffa from the northwest, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, and the entrance to Fingal's Cave. Small island of volcanic basalt columns, inhabited by two households in 1797

View of Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Grotto of volcanic basalt columns. Grotte de Fingal dans l'ile de Staffa

View of the Basin of Chites, Reunion Island, 1804
View of the Basin of Chites, Reunion Island. Two mountain ranges terminate in a great pyramid. Vue du bassin des Chites, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Falls on the Riviere des Roches, Reunion Island, 1804
Falls on the Riviere des Roches, Reunion Island. Chute de la riviere des roches, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Basalt mass of prismatic columns on a plain of sand, Reunion Island. Bastion basaltique de la plaine des Sables, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Basalt columns about four miles north of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northen Ireland. Basaltes colonnaires de Gauliac a la distance de 4 milles au Nord de la chaussee des Geans

Waterfall between columnar basalt rocks at Regla, Mexico
Waterfall between columnar basalt rocks at Regla, between Mineral de Monte and the thermal waters of Tontileo, northeast of Mexico City. Roches basaltique et Cascade de Regla, au nord-est de Mexico

Basalt promontory Youm-Bournon on the Black Sea. After a design in Comte Antoine-Francois Andreossy's Voyage a l'embouchure de la mer Noire, 1818. Promontoire basaltique sur la Mer Noire

La Motte mountain, near Catania, Sicily. Composed of a mass of prismatic columns of lava from the volcano Mount Etna. Montagne de la Motte, pres de Gatane

Geologist and artist sketching Mount Somma, Vesuvius, Naples, It
Geologist Giambattista Brocchi and artist Giovanni De Min sketching Mount Somma, on the slopes of the volcano of Vesuvius, Naples, Italy. Veins of lava with basalt prisms

View of the Cyclopean Islands, Catania, Sicily, 1822
Piles of hexagonal basaltic columns making up the Cyclopean Islands, Catania, Sicily. South of the volcano Mount Etna. Vue des iles des Cyclopes vis a vis de la Ville de Gatane

Geologist and artist studying the basalt prisms near Ferento, Vi
Geologist and artist studying the hexagonal basalt prisms near the ruined abandoned district of Ferento, Viterbo, central Italy. Basaltes prismatiques de Ferento: territoire de Viterbe

Mass of prismatic lava in the Triponzio Valley, Italy. Pile of thin quadrangular columns or prism sticks. Near the bridge below Roccarespampani, Viterbo, central Italy

Geologists studying the basalt columns at Roccarespampani, Viterbo, central Italy. Basaltes colonnaires de Rocca Rispampani dans le territoire de Viterbe

Basalt prisms in the Infernaccio Valley, Viterbo, central Italy. Near the vitriol factory. View from the Passo del Gretto over the valley showing the lava flow divided into prisms

Geologists studying columnar basalt mass at Lake Bolsena, centra
Columnar basalt mass at Lake Bolsena, central Italy. Geologist Giambattista Brocchi and artist Bertoletti studying the hexagonal and pentagonal prisms. Located between Bolsena and Montefiascone

Geologists studying the western side of the Giant's Causeway, 18
Geologists studying the western side of the Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Basalt columns from an ancient volcanic fissure eruption

Waterfall and windmill of Schiva-noja, Castelnuovo, Italy. On a bed of Masegna, hard porphyritic rock, on shelly marl, Euganean Hills. Sketch provided by Count Marzari

Basaltic mound called the Stone of St. Blaise, Euganean Hills. Mass of porous quadrilateral columns. Butte basaltique appelee pierre de S. Blaise dans les monts Euganeens

Basalt columns on Monte Rosso, Euganean Hills. Italy
Monte Rosso from the southeast side, in the Euganean Hills. near Padua, Italy. Geologists move basalt rocks while a shepherdess watches her goats

Columnar basalt mass in the Vale of Cuva, Vicentin, northern Ita
Columnar mass in the Vale of Cuva, near Chiampo, in Vicentin, northern Italy. Articulated basalt A - B, and formless lava in masses C-D and beds E

Mass of basalt prisms with articulated base near la Piana, Vicentin, northern Italy. Amas de prismes basaltiques articules dans leur partie inferieure pres le hameau de la Piana, dans le Vicentin

View of the Gavinello valley, Vicentin, northern Italy
View of the Gavinello valley, district of Ronca, Vicentin, northern Italy. The lowest horizontal layer AA is composed of earth and marine sand

Waterfall over basalt prisms on the river Alpone, in the Vicentin, northern Italy. Chute de l'Alpone dans le Vicentin

Basalt confirurations in the Gavinello Valley, Vicentin, Italy
Basalt confirurations in the Gavinello Valley, Vicentin, northern Italy. Imperfect columns AA, horizontal columns BB, and horizontal columns of basalt lava DD

The course of the river Alpone in the Vicentin, Italy, 18th cent
The course of the river Alpone through basalt prisms in the Vicentin, Italy, 18th century. Cours de l'Alpone au milieu de prismes basaltiques dans le Vicentin

The vale of the river Poscola, Vicentin, Italy
The river Poscola gushing from Mount Verlaldo and cutting a vale through fossil limestone, Vicentin. Italy. The river uncovers basalt prisms near the hamlet of Pietra Buona

Geologists studying the eastern side of the Giant's Causeway, 18
Geologists studying the eastern side of the Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Basalt columns from an ancient volcanic fissure eruption

Basalt mound between Cerealto and Altissimo, in Vicentin, Italy
Basalt mound between Cerealto and Altissimo, in Vicentin. A mound of 25-degree diagonal, over layers of vertical and horizontal prisms. Butte basaltique entre Corealto et Altissimo dans le Vicentin

Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona, Italy
Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona province. Isolated basalt cone resting on several layers of fossil coal and basalt. Colline appelee Purga di Bolca dans le Veronais

Columnar basalt mass known as the Devil's Mount, Verona
Columnar basalt mass known as the Devil's Mount (Monte del Diavolo), near St. Jean Hilarion, near Vincenza, Verona, Italy. The prismatic columns are mostly buried in the earth

Oberwinter, a basalt mountain on the Rhine, Germany, 18th centur
Oberwinter, a basalt mountain on the left bank of the Rhine opposite Unkel, Germany. A natural amphitheatre with heaps of horizontal basalt columns

Mountain of hexagonal basalt columns at Detunata Goala, Transylv
Mountain of hexagonal basalt columns at Detunata Goala, Alba county, Transylvania (Romania). After I. F. Lochner. Dictunata Goala en Transilvanie du cote de l'est

Mountain of hexagonal basalt columns at Detunata Goala, Transylv
Mountain of hexagonal basalt prismatic columns at Detunata Goala, Alba county, Transylvania (Romania). After I. F. Lochner. Dictunata Goala en Transilvanie du cote de l'oest

Hasenberg mountain with its basalt prisms, Czech Republic, 18th
Hasenberg mountain with its basalt prisms, near Libochowitz, Bohemia (Czech Republic). Klopay castle on the summit is built of basalt. After a drawing by Czech geologist Franz Ambrosius Reuss

View of a basalt wall at Meisner, Hesse, Germany
View of the basalt plateau with its wall of horizontal five-sided columns (D) Kitzkammer cave (A) and fallen prisms (B, C). View of Meisner, Hesse, Germany, from the southeast

Cluster of basalt prisms near St Sanduox, 18th century
Cluster of basalt prisms near St Sanduox. Basalt mass, Pereneire, Auvergne, France. Copied from an engraving in Diderot's Encyclopedie. Amas basaltique de Pereneire en Auvergne

Stolpen Castle, Saxony, Germany, built on a basalt mass
Stolpen Castle, Saxony, Germany, 13th century fortress built on a basalt mass on a layer of granite. Amas basaltique sur lequel est bati le Chateau de Stolpen en Allemagne

Crater of the Cup Aizac mountain with prismatic basalt pavement
Crater of the Cup Aizac mountain with lava flow creating a prismatic basalt pavement. In the Vivarais or Ardeche range

Geologists at the Bridge of the Jaws of Hell, France, 18th centu
Geologists with an umbrella at the Bridge at the Jaws of Hell near Thueyts in the Vivarais. The bridge is built on basalt prisms on the left and hard granite on the right

Causeway on the banks of the Auliere river near Colombier, Franc
Causeway on the banks of the Auliere river near Colombier, Vivarais range, France. Irregular basalt colonnade on a layer of sand over pebbles

Basalt causeway at Beaume bridge, Vivarais, France, 18th century
Basalt causeway at Beaume bridge on the Ardeche river, Vivarais range, France. Colonnade of high prisms over a volcanic grotto

Causeway at Rigaudel bridge, Vivarais, France, 18th century
Causeway at Rigaudel bridge, Vivarais/Ardeche range, France. Basalt prisms containing granite, chrysolite and pyroxene, on a layer of sand over pebbles

Waterfall in the middle of prismatic lava near Vals, France, 18t
Waterfall in the middle of prismatic lava near Vals, Vivarais/Ardeche range, France. A fisherman uses a net in the river. Cascade au milieu de laves prismatiques pres de Vals dans le Vivarais

The cone of Maillas, near St. Jean le Noir, Vivarais, France
View of part of the rock of Maillas, Mont Jastrie, near St. Jean le Noir, Lower Vivarais, France. Columns and prisms of black basalt

Colonnade of basalt prisms near the extinct volcano Chenavari Pe
Colonnade of basalt prisms or giant's causeway near the extinct volcano Chenavari Peak, Vivarais/Ardeche range

Ruins of Rochemaure castle on an outcrop of basalt prisms, 18th
Ruins of the 11th-century Rochemaure castle on an outcrop of black basalt prisms near Montelimar in the Vivarais/Ardeche range

Gentlemen geologists and artist on Mount Vesuvius, 1812
Gentlemen geologists and artist on Mount Vesuvius in 1812. Prismatic basalt columns formed in the lava flow from a volcanic eruption in 1631

Geologists exploring the volcanic cirque of Ashna-cregs, Isle of Mull, Scotland. A natural amphitheatre of black basalt lava. After a drawing by French geologist Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond

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