Geological Collection (page 9)

BERTELLI, Fernando (16th century). Map of Iceland, 1566. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 National de la Marine (Paris Navy museum)

ARGENTINA. SAN JUAN. Ischigualasto National Park. Moon Valley (Triassic geological period). Clay spheres

British Association outing to the Wrekin
During the meeting of the British Association in Birmingham, an excursion was made to the Wrekin, a hill in Shropshire of geological interest

Needle Rock, Fishguard, Wales
The Needle Rock at Fishguard, Wales. It is a dolerite stack with a hole through its base, standing 130 feet high. Showing locals rowing a boat through the opening

A GEOLOGICAL FAULT
A geological fault in Campsie Glen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Red Lion sculpture in York Road, near Waterloo, London
A Red Lion sculpture from the old Red Lion Brewery, in a new position in York Road, near Waterloo Station, not far from the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank, London

View of the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View of The Grimselstrasse, winding up the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps. Date: circa 1940

Inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps
View inside the Rhone Glacier in the Swiss Alps, at a height of 2300 metres. Wooden planks have been laid down for tourists to walk on. Date: circa 1940

Geological Museum Inside
The Great Hall of the Economic Geology Museum, Jermyn Street, Piccadilly, London, (previously the Practical Geology Museum) Date: 1851

Vulcans Cave, Italy
The burning valley called Vulcans Cave near Naples

Fumeroles near Naples
Fumeroles on Campi Flegrei, near Naples

Monte Nuovo, Italy
The volcano Monte Nuovo, close to Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Volcano crater visit, Pozzuoli
A visit to the crater of a volcano at Pozzuoli, Naples

Monte Nuovo
The formation of the Monte Nuovo volcano, Pozzuoli, Naples, Southern Italy

Rock Arch
Painting of an unidentified coastal location with the unusual geological formation of a rock arch. Date: c.1930

Study of a rocky cliffside outcrop
A study of a rocky cliffside outcrop by Raymond Sheppard

Flower Pot Island, Georgian Bay, Canada
Flower Pot Island, Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. There were three of these natural rock pillars, of which two survive after the collapse of the third in 1903

Cry Pal Geological Gard
The GEOLOGICAL GARDEN, with its sculptures of prehistoric animals, is one of the most striking features in the grounds of the Palace

Giants Causeway / Ireland
A west view of the Giants Causeway, County Antrim

Geologists at Swanage
Labourers and geologists working at a site in Swanage, Dorset, where geological discoveries were made

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

Dolomite Mountains of the Southern Tyrol, Italy
View of the Dolomite Mountains of the Southern Tyrol, Italy

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

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

Geological Museum
After starting life in 1835 in Whitehall, the Museum of Practical Geology moves to these premises in Jermyn Street in 1851, and finally to South Kensington in 1935

Belgica / Boulogne
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. The Belgica in the port of Boulogne, France

Belgica / Gerlache
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. De Gerlache on the bridge of the Belgica

Belgica / Lecointe / Lion
The Belgica expedition which gathered many geological samples. Commander Lecointe with his pet lion cub

Erratic block in Rhone Valley, near Monthey, Switzerland
An erratic block, left behind by a melting glacier, in the Rhone Valley near Monthey, Switzerland. It is known as La Pierre des Marmettes, and has a small chapel built on top of it

Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), Mont Blanc, French Alps
Termination of the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) in the Chamonix Valley, French Alps, the longest glacier in France (7 km long, 200 m deep. The Arveiron River escapes through a natural gateway

Bossons Glacier, Chamonix Valley, south eastern France
View of the Bossons Glacier in the Chamonix Valley, Haute-Savoie, south eastern France. The glacier is on the north eastern side of the valley, close to the Aiguille du Midi

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

Scenes from an earthquake in Peru, South America, showing the destruction of the towns of Arica and Arequipa

Natural sandstone rocks at Dittersbach, Switzerland
View of a sandstone formation -- a circle of rocks at Dittersbach (known today as Jetrichovice) in Bohemian (Saxon) Switzerland, with a few buildings at the centre

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