Earth Collection (page 6)

Universal Map, belonging to the work Cosmographiae
" Universal Map, belonging to the work " Cosmographiae "

MERCATOR, Gerhard Kremer, called Gerardus (1512-1594). Earth Globe by Mercator. Dimensions: 64 x 55 cm. Diameter: 41 cm. BELGIUM. Sint-Nikls. Mercatormuseum

Flat Earth Puzzle
The Puzzled Cleric - torn between his faith and science - how can he reconcile what God (via the Bible) tells him and what the scientists tell him about the Earth ? Date: 1895

Flat Earth Magazine
A typical issue of the Flat Earth Societys journal, The Earth not a Globe Review which also argues that universal gravitation is a delusion. Date: December 1896

A heavy horse pulls a light plough
A heavy shire horse pulls a light one-wheeled plough througha field with grazing cattle. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Enclosed planet earth as perceived by Cosmas
The enclosed planet earth as perceived by Cosmas, with the planet in the form of a tabernacle

The Raid from Mars, Amazing Stories SciFi Magazine Cover
The Raid from Mars - Martians raid Earth in search of radium

Earths Interior
A cross-section of the planet, showing the central fire and the huge internal lakes which drain from the oceans

Centre of Earth
(VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE) Large crystal formations

FAIRY FOOD
Fairies feed an earth-child on night-mist flavoured with the scent of flowers

Cylindrical Earth
Anaximanders cylindrical Earth

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Statue of Juan Sebastian Elcano (1476-1526) by Ricardo
Juan Sebastian Elcano (1476-1526). Spanish explorer and navigator. Statue by Ricardo Bellver Ramon (1845-1924), 1888. Getaria. Spain

Old Biskra, Algeria
An elderly man stands next to a house made of clay-like materials, on the corner of a street in old Biskra. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) by Thorvaldsen (17
Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). Polish mathematician and astronomer. Statue by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), 1830. Warsaw. Poland

Circumference of the Earth. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) de
Circumference of the Earth. Eratosthenes (250 BC) calculated the circumference of the Earth by measuring noontime shadows at two localities of different latitude

Church of St. Clement of Tahull. Pantocrator by the Master of Taull. Main apse.12th century. National Art Museum of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain

Lunar Landscape Demisun
A lunar landscape in half sunlight : the Earth in the distance is half in sunlight, half in darkness. Date: circa 1890

Descartes System
The Planetary System of Rene Descartes, with the sun at centre, and with orbits shown for Earths Moon, and for the Satellites of Jupiter and of Saturn. Date: circa 1640

Contact with Ganymede
Space travellers from Earth try to explain where they come from to an inhabitant of Ganymede, a satellite of Jupiter Date: 1937

Funerary papyrus of Djedkhonsouefankh depicting Geb and Nut, Third Intermediate Period (papyrus), Egyptian 21st Dynasty (c.1069-945 BC). Egyptian art. Late Period. EGYPT. CAIRO. Cairo. Egyptian Museum

First cup poured out. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). The First Cup poured out upon the Earth. 1375 - 1382. Golden vial (bowl) filled with the Wrath of God

Nyanga Forest - Zimbabwe

The King Palace Wall - Great Zimbabwe

The Queen of Sheba Palace - Great Zimbabwe

Russia - a compact woods kolok ( kolki for plural) consisting of birch only (Betula sp.). forest steppe near town of Chelyabinsk - Russian

Snow melts in arctic tundra spring. Aerial view from a helicopter. landscape near Kara sea, Taimyr peninsula, North of Siberia, Russian Arctic. July

Massawa - Old town with local residents. Eritrea - Africa

Valley - Seen from the old road from Asmara to Massawa, built by Italians during colonialism. Eritrea - Africa

Semi-tundra aerial, North Siberia. Helicopter view over frozen lakes in semi-tundra near river Taz; early spring; North Tumen region, Russia

Clothes drying in snowfall, Siberia. A typical scene in Krasnoselkup settlement, yards and houses covered in snow, clothes normally dryed outside all year round, winter; North Tumen region

Semi-tundra in spring, Siberia. Snow melts in semi-tundra, near river Taz; spring; North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Karakum / Qaraqum / Kara Kum / Garagum Canal - water comes from water pump in sluices. goes along Kopet-Dag Mountain Range - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Frozen river meanders in Taiga-forest, a tributary of river Taz. Aerial, early spring, North Tumen region, Siberia, Russia

Postcard advertisement, Transelektro, Budapest, Hungary
Postcard advertisement for Transelektro, electrical manufacturers, Budapest, Hungary. Date: circa 1960s

Blitz in London -- Standish Road, Hammersmith, WW2
Blitz in London -- repairing a fractured water main in Standish Road, King Street, Hammersmith, 4 September 1940. A bomb-damaged house can be seen, top left. Date: 1940

Blitz in London -- typical bomb site, WW2
Blitz in London -- typical bomb site full of rubble following an air raid. Date: 1940s

Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USA
Foucault Pendulum, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California, USA, designed by Jean Foucault in 1851 to demonstrate the earths rotation. Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Atlas with Kaiser Wilhelm on a globe, WW1
Cartoon showing Kaiser Wilhelm II jumping around on top of a globe, supported by the mythological figure of Atlas, at the start of the First World War. Date: 1914

Largo das Portas de Moura, Evora, Portugal
Largo das Portas de Moura - Fountain in the Moorish Maidens Gate Square in Evora, Portugal. A renaissance work of 1556, attributed to the architect Diogo de Torralva

Design for Textile with rows of tulips. Gouache on cartridge paper. Silver Studio. 1935

Bumpy Lunar Landscape
The craters of extinct volcanoes testify to the violent past of the Moon. Date: circa 1880

The Impossible World, Startling Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
THE IMPOSSIBLE WORLD - Invading intelligences from another world subjugate and condition Earthfolk with sophisticated devices Date: 1939

Martian Guns, Wonder Stories SciFi Magazine Cover
Martian Guns - Earth is bombarded by martian guns. Date: 1932

Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover, Robot Aliens
THE ROBOT ALIENS - The Earth is invaded by Martian robots who hope to succeed where H G Wells Martians failed... Date: 193

New York Dome, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
One-Way Tunnel - New York, despite its protective dome, is destroyed while the statue of liberty looks. Date: 1935

Tetrahedra of Space, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
TETRAHEDRA OF SPACE (P Schuyler Miller) Natives of South America are attacked by alien invaders Date: 1931

Soldiers in trench with fixed bayonets
A group of soldiers in a trench with fixed bayonets, during the First World War

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