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Geological Collection (page 2)

Background imageGeological Collection: India - Ajmere Ajmer city from the Dowlat Bagh

India - Ajmere Ajmer city from the Dowlat Bagh
Vintage 19th century photograph, India - Ajmere Ajmer city from the Dowlat Bagh, India, Bourne and Shepherd studio

Background imageGeological Collection: Wall of Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Palestine, Israel, Holy

Wall of Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Palestine, Israel, Holy
Vintage early 20th century photograph - city wall of Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Palestine, Israel, Holy Land

Background imageGeological Collection: View from Hotel Washington Lugano Switzerland / Italy border

View from Hotel Washington Lugano Switzerland / Italy border
Vintage 19th century photograph: View from the Hotel Washington in Lugano town, looking over the lake shore, Switzerland Italy border

Background imageGeological Collection: Ancient quarry Latomia del Paradiso, Syracuse, Siciliy, Ital

Ancient quarry Latomia del Paradiso, Syracuse, Siciliy, Ital
Ancient quarry of Latomie or Latomia del Paradiso, Syracuse, Siciliy, Italy. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageGeological Collection: Kobe Bund, looking from across the sea

Kobe Bund, looking from across the sea. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageGeological Collection: View from the upper Hot Springs Banff National Park, Canada

View from the upper Hot Springs Banff National Park, Canada. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageGeological Collection: Strome Castle and ferry Loch Carron Scotland

Strome Castle and ferry Loch Carron Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Strome Castle and ferry Loch Carron Scotland

Background imageGeological Collection: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy
EVintage 19th century photograph: ruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, Gulf of Naples, Campania, Italy

Background imageGeological Collection: Kojigoku Onsen hot springs near Nagasaki, Japan

Kojigoku Onsen hot springs near Nagasaki, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageGeological Collection: Erosion on the Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island, Ireland

Erosion on the Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island, Ireland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Erosion on the Minaun Cliffs, Achill Island, Ireland

Background imageGeological Collection: Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede Co Antrim coast road Northern Ire

Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede Co Antrim coast road Northern Ire
Vintage 19th century photograph: Rope Bridge Carrick-a-rede, Co Antrim coast road, Northern Ireland

Background imageGeological Collection: Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland

Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Pleaskin Head, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim Northern Ireland

Background imageGeological Collection: Fossil brachiopods, ox-eye oreo and geological organs

Fossil brachiopods, ox-eye oreo and geological organs
Fossil brachiopods, Discinisca lamellosa 1, ox-eyed oreo, Oreosoma atlanticum 2, and underground geological organs at Saint Pierre 3. Orbicules, oreosome, orgues geologiques

Background imageGeological Collection: Geological sections and plan of a coal mine

Geological sections and plan of a coal mine
Plan of a coal mine and mode of ventilation, 19th century. Geological sections of metallic veins, chalk, basalt, and limestone

Background imageGeological Collection: Marsden Rock, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Marsden Rock, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. circa 1900

Background imageGeological Collection: Flint hand axe

Flint hand axe
Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old

Background imageGeological Collection: Plate 51 from Mineralogie

Plate 51 from Mineralogie
Or natif en dendriet sur du quartz de Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Background imageGeological Collection: Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean

Puynipel (Bonibai), Caroline Islands, Pacific Ocean
View of Puynipet (Bonibai), in the Caroline Islands, a group of around 500 coral islands in the Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Seen here with surrounding coral reef and natives in boats

Background imageGeological Collection: Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol

Schlatenkees Glacier, Hohe Tauern, Austrian Tyrol
View of the Schlatenkees, one of the dominant glaciers on the Hohe Tauern Mountains in the Austrian Tyrol, extending from the Grossvenediger Mountain eastwards for about 6 km. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGeological Collection: Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGeological Collection: Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol, Karakasch, Turkestan

Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol, Karakasch, Turkestan
View of the Salt Lake of Kiuk Kiol in the Valley of Karakasch, Turkestan, Central Asia, with nomads and camels. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGeological Collection: Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA

Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA
View of the Niagara Falls between Canada and the United States of America -- the American Fall on the left, the Horseshoe Fall on the right. Date: circa 1870

Background imageGeological Collection: Te Tarata hot springs, Rotomahana, New Zealand

Te Tarata hot springs, Rotomahana, New Zealand
View of the Te Tarata hot springs by Lake Rotomahana, North Island, New Zealand -- thermal springs with encrusted terraces. Date: circa 1866

Background imageGeological Collection: St Paul Island, Indian Ocean, a former volcano

St Paul Island, Indian Ocean, a former volcano
The Island of St Paul, in the Indian Ocean -- a former volcano, with the crater still visible on one side. Date: ca 1866

Background imageGeological Collection: Basalt columns, Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia

Basalt columns, Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia
View of Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia, showing the formations of basalt columns. Date: circa 1860

Background imageGeological Collection: Garnet-bearing rock

Garnet-bearing rock, collected at Karin Hill, Neilgherries, India by Dr Benza c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 867

Background imageGeological Collection: Belgica / Expedition Crew

Belgica / Expedition Crew
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The expedition members with Adrien de Gerlache, the Commander, on the far left

Background imageGeological Collection: Space Memorabilia - lunar meteorite

Space Memorabilia - lunar meteorite
Space Memorabilia - stunning NWA 11303 Lunar Meteorite weighing eight grams and measuring 37mm. Moon rocks are incredibly rare, making up only 1 per cent of meteorite falls

Background imageGeological Collection: Ploumanac h, Brttany, France - the Tottering Rocks

Ploumanac h, Brttany, France - the Tottering Rocks
The Pink Granite Coast - Ploumanac h, Brttany, France - the Tottering Rocks. Note the trainee Istanbul porter...!!! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGeological Collection: (Enchanted City). Province of Cuenca. View of the rock forma

(Enchanted City). Province of Cuenca. View of the rock formation The bridge of rock

Background imageGeological Collection: Belgica Expedition - Port of Antwerp, Belgium

Belgica Expedition - Port of Antwerp, Belgium
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The Belgica in Antwerp (Anvers), Belgium. Date: 1897-98

Background imageGeological Collection: Basalt columns, Real del Monte mine, Mexico

Basalt columns, Real del Monte mine, Mexico
Engraving of a sketch by Alexander Humboldt, 1810 Date: 1810

Background imageGeological Collection: Structural geological units of Britain and Ireland

Structural geological units of Britain and Ireland
Map shows the main structural units of Britain, Ireland and surrounding seas. Fig 10 from Britain Before Man (1978), a Geological Museum publication

Background imageGeological Collection: The Country of the Iguanodon

The Country of the Iguanodon
Frontispiece by John Martin from The Wonders of Geology, Volume 1, 1857 by Gideon Mantell (1790-1852). Gideon Mantell was a palaeontologist who discovered Iguanodon fossils in England

Background imageGeological Collection: Nickel-Iron meteorite

Nickel-Iron meteorite
This cross-section through a nickel-iron meteorite shows the metallic lattice structure

Background imageGeological Collection: WERNER, Abraham Gottlob (1750-1817). Etching

WERNER, Abraham Gottlob (1750-1817). Etching

Background imageGeological Collection: Louis Thome De Gamond

Louis Thome De Gamond
LOUIS JOSEPH AIME THOME DE GAMOND : French engineer who made the first comprehensive geological survey of the English Channel, with a view to building a tunnel under it. Date: 1807 - 1876

Background imageGeological Collection: Belgica / Crew on Deck

Belgica / Crew on Deck
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The expedition members on board the Belgica. Date: 1897-98

Background imageGeological Collection: Roche - rocks

Roche - rocks
Variety of rocks including graphite and basalt. Date: 1930

Background imageGeological Collection: Location of Parliament Plains and First National Park

Location of Parliament Plains and First National Park in Iceland Date: circa 1930

Background imageGeological Collection: Cornish rock face

Cornish rock face
Close up of a Cornish rock face. circa 1946

Background imageGeological Collection: Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageGeological Collection: View of an unidentified geological specimen

View of an unidentified geological specimen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageGeological Collection: Coastal scene showing some geological feature on the sandsto

Coastal scene showing some geological feature on the sandstone escarpment down to the sea. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageGeological Collection: Spain. Cuenca. Enchanted City

Spain. Cuenca. Enchanted City

Background imageGeological Collection: Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Ciudad Encantada (Enchanted City)

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Ciudad Encantada (Enchanted City). Province of Cuenca

Background imageGeological Collection: Geologists of the 1860 s

Geologists of the 1860 s
c.1860 s. From collection of manuscript material by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, donated by his granddaughter Mary Hawkins Date: circa 1860

Background imageGeological Collection: Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879) & geological models

Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879) & geological models
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features



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