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Curve Collection (page 2)

Background imageCurve Collection: France. Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa

France. Abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa. Romanesque bell tower. Lombard style

Background imageCurve Collection: Park Crescent West, London W1

Park Crescent West, London W1
Park Crescent West, just to the north of Portland Place, London W1. circa 1910

Background imageCurve Collection: A steam engine on the American railway rounding a curve

A steam engine on the American railway rounding a curve in America Date: circa 1920

Background imageCurve Collection: Sopwith Model VII: Surface denudation of veins

Sopwith Model VII: Surface denudation of veins
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on otherwise flat, horizontal strata. The discontinuity between the beds as viewed at the surface can be seen

Background imageCurve Collection: Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation

Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation
Black lines in this model represent coal seams, between lighter shales and sandstones. When separated the lower section shows a gently inclined valley floor

Background imageCurve Collection: Panoramic view of Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Panoramic view of Botafogo Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sugar Loaf Mountain can be seen (left of centre), and the Ministry of Agriculture building (right of centre). Date: circa 1908

Background imageCurve Collection: New Military Curve corsets, WW1

New Military Curve corsets, WW1
Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets, the new military curve corset, to ensure the new fashionable silhouette underneath gowns. Part of the military vogue in fashion during the Great War. Date: 1915

Background imageCurve Collection: Advert for Royal Worcester new Military Curve corsets, WW1

Advert for Royal Worcester new Military Curve corsets, WW1
Royal Worcester Kidfitting Corsets, the new military curve corset, to ensure the new fashionable silhouette underneath gowns. Part of the military vogue in fashion during the Great War. 1915

Background imageCurve Collection: London, England - Regent Street

London, England - Regent Street Date: 1904

Background imageCurve Collection: Palacio de Penaflor - Ecija, Spain

Palacio de Penaflor - Ecija, Spain
The Long Balconies of the Palacio de los Marqueses de Penaflor (a unique 18th century Baroque Palace) at Ecija, Seville (Savilla), Spain - the city has over twenty churches and convents

Background imageCurve Collection: Design for Woven Textile in grey and beige

Design for Woven Textile in grey and beige. Colour Pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1937

Background imageCurve Collection: R Caracciola and B Rosmeyer at AVUS

R Caracciola and B Rosmeyer at AVUS
R Caracciola (No. 35) and B Rosmeyer (No. 31) taking the 43 degree banking of the North Curve at AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs- und bungsstra

Background imageCurve Collection: A Natural History of Jamaica

A Natural History of Jamaica
Tab 274 from A Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

Background imageCurve Collection: Pogona barbata, bearded dragon

Pogona barbata, bearded dragon
Drawing 362 from the Watling Collection titled Jew Lizard, Bid de wang by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background imageCurve Collection: Morelia spilota, diamond python

Morelia spilota, diamond python
Watercolour 40 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageCurve Collection: Bungarus fasciatus, banded krait (top)

Bungarus fasciatus, banded krait (top)
LS Plate 109 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 105 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 108 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 108 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 108 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 104, snakes illustration from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 107 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 107 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 107 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 110 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
LS Plate 106 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)

Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)
Plate 104 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856

Background imageCurve Collection: Reptilia (class), snake

Reptilia (class), snake
Watercolour 57 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageCurve Collection: Aerial view of riverine forest

Aerial view of riverine forest
Aerial view of riverine and peatswap forest, Belait River, Brunei. Photographed by Dr Gaden Robinson

Background imageCurve Collection: Snake and rodent by Albertus Seba

Snake and rodent by Albertus Seba
Tab 29 depicting a snake and a rodent from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Background imageCurve Collection: Snake by Albertus Seba

Snake by Albertus Seba
Tab 54, depicting a snake from Thesaurus, by Albertus Seba

Background imageCurve Collection: Fossilised Acanthochirana cordata, prawn

Fossilised Acanthochirana cordata, prawn
Fossilised prawn specimen from Solenhofen, Germany dating from the Upper Jurassic, 250 million years ago

Background imageCurve Collection: Pogono barbata, bearded dragon

Pogono barbata, bearded dragon
Drawing 361 from the Watling Collection titled Native name Ngarrang by Thomas Watling, 1792-1797

Background imageCurve Collection: Serpentes (suborder), snake

Serpentes (suborder), snake
Watercolour 39 by the Port Jackson Painter from Banks Manuscript 34, (c. 1790)

Background imageCurve Collection: Naja haje haje, Egyptian cobra

Naja haje haje, Egyptian cobra
An Egyptian cobra emerging from a ceramic urn and coiling into its characteristic aggressive hissing stance

Background imageCurve Collection: Blue John specimen

Blue John specimen
A compact banded variety of Fluorite known as Blue John, found only in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCurve Collection: Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros
A photograph of a black rhinoceros horn specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCurve Collection: Scouts on parade, Grenada, West Indies

Scouts on parade, Grenada, West Indies
Scouts on parade at a training camp in Grenada, West Indies. 1949

Background imageCurve Collection: Newlyn Harbour Wall

Newlyn Harbour Wall
The lovely sweeping curve of the harbour wall at Newlyn, a picturesque fishing village near Penzance, Cornwall, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageCurve Collection: Art deco style brooch or fastener

Art deco style brooch or fastener
An art deco style rectangular brooch or fastener in black, brown and gold. Date: 1930s

Background imageCurve Collection: Scotland / Loch Long

Scotland / Loch Long
The sweeping curve of the shoreline which lies at the head of Loch Long, Argyllshire, Scotland, one of the many sea lochs which indent the Firth of Clyde. Date: 1950s

Background imageCurve Collection: Railway track at Landore, near Swansea, South Wales

Railway track at Landore, near Swansea, South Wales
View of the railway track at Landore, near Swansea, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Background imageCurve Collection: Young people in Pyongyang, North Korea

Young people in Pyongyang, North Korea
Young people in formation in Kim Il Sung Square, in front of the Korean Central History Museum, Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. They are practising for a mass show to take place in a sports stadium

Background imageCurve Collection: Elevated Subway, New York

Elevated Subway, New York
Elevated subway curve and 110th street station in New York, America

Background imageCurve Collection: Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic car

Train that runs on a single curve, the Gyroscopic car
The train that runs on a single rail. The Gyrscopic car invented by Louis Brennan, exhibited at Gillingham in Kent. The 22 ton car was designed to carry 10 to 15 tons

Background imageCurve Collection: Parking on a Curve

Parking on a Curve
DO NOT PARK ON A CURVE

Background imageCurve Collection: Early Racing Brooklands

Early Racing Brooklands
Cars hurtle round the newly- constructed circuit at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey

Background imageCurve Collection: Doffing Top Hat 1834

Doffing Top Hat 1834
Velvet D-B coat with broad M -cut collar, cut-away in a shallow curve, spurs, striped waistcoat, wool cloth & leather strapped pantaloons buttoning over the boots

Background imageCurve Collection: Huntsman Costume 1820S

Huntsman Costume 1820S
Cossacks, waistcoat with pointed front, blue d-b coat: gigot sleeves, cut-away in a curve, short tails; tartan stockings & cravat, black pumps. French hunting attire

Background imageCurve Collection: Silver Fox Coat 1939

Silver Fox Coat 1939
A Fourrures Halifax model: a short, silver fox fur coat lined in black silk cut to curve round the hips. Worn with a bag shaped cap wired to create a striking shape

Background imageCurve Collection: Australian Railway

Australian Railway
The railway which connects Kalgoorlie (West) with Port Augusta (South), through the Nullarbor Plain, Australia, runs 330 miles without a curve. Built between 1925 and 1930



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