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Mauritius - Pieter Both MountainPieter Both - the second highest mountain of Mauritius - named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. Date: circa 1910s
Starlight bent by the Suns Attraction: The Einstein TheoryThis diagram drawn by W. B. Robinson illustrates Professor Einsteins Theory that light is subject to gravitation. The drawing was based on British observers photographs at the eclipse of the sun
Glyptodon Aspera gigantic forerunner of the armadillo, from the Pleistocene period in South America (near Buenos Aires) more than two metres in length
The Arch of Ctesiphon - IraqThe gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I
Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant
A Visit to the Irish Pig! With reflections Physical & MoralGeorge III, accompanied by the Lord Chamberlain Salisbury, inspects a gigantic pig. Salisbury announces That Pig is the Tallest Fittest Properest Pig to stand before the K[ing]
Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of AngolaKraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca
The Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, IraqInteresting view (from the rear) of the gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad, Iraq
The Arch of Ctesiphon - IraqThe gigantic vaulted hall (the Taq Kisra) at Ctesiphon, an ancient Parthian city located southeast of modern Baghdad. It is traditionally recognised as the palace of Khosrow I. Date: circa 1910s
A series of photographs showing the demolition of the Great Wheel at Earls Court, also known as the Gigantic Wheel. After twelve years the Earls Court wheel was been broken up
Giant dragonfly, Petalura gigantea. Australia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1815
Giant orb-weaving spider, Araneus grossus (Gigantic epeira spider, Epeira gigas). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn
Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae (Gigantic dacelo, Dacelo gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Greater adjutant, Leptoptilos dubious. Endangered. (Gigantic crane, Ardea argala.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824
Arapaima, Arapaima gigas (Gigantic sudis, Sudis gigas). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Schomburgks Fishes of Guiana
Gigantic water lily variety, Victoria amazonica (Nymphaea gigantea or Victoria fitzroyana). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Gigantic oak leather, Xylostroma giganteum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst
Giant cabuya, Furcraea foetida (Gigantic furcroea, Furcroea gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821
Siphocampylus giganteus (endangered)Siphocampylus giganteus, endangered (Gigantic lobelia, Lobelia gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr
Gigantic Christmas tree at Crystal Palace 1854The gigantic Christmas tree at Crystal Palace, Sydenham which occupied the central transept. The general design was carried out by Mr Hurwitz, loaded with a variety of ornaments and nicknacks
A gigantic feast: banquet for French mayorsA gigantic feast: the banquet to the French provincial mayors. The centenary of the proclamation of the French Republic celebrated by a banquet given by President Loubet to the Mayors of France
MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE "At a terific height directly above usMS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE " At a terific height directly above us, & upon the very verge of the precipitous descent, hovered a gigantic ship". Date: First published: 1833
The Great Wheel - Earls Court, Londoncirca 1910s
Secret name revealed, the Queen MaryQueen Mary and King George V in a glass covered royal box on the lauching platform. Queen Mary over a microphone revealing the name of the long-kepted secret pronouncing the words
TREES / DOUGLAS FIRDouglas Firs and Gigantic Cedar on the road near New Westminster, British Columbia Date: 1870
FOLKLORE / GRANDBETEThe GRANDBETE (= Great Beast) is a scary monster of Berry, central France, usually in the form of a huge bull, though sometimes as a dog, hare or sheep - but always gigantic Date: 1851
Enormous cotton tree, Sierra Leone, West AfricaCotton tree with enormous buttresses, historic symbol of Freetown, capital city of Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1908
Odysseus offering wine to Polyphemus. Mosaic. 3rd-4rd century. Roman Villa. Piazza Armerina. Sicily. Italy
The great American dog, Prince, a Siberian bloodhound, with his owner Mr Francis Butler of New York, who had the honour of attending Windsor Castle with his companion
Fantastic Adventures - Eye of the World by Alexander Blade. Two men parachute over a mountain range, passing by a gigantic jewel
Baldassare Peruzzi (1481-1536). Italian architect and painter. Villa Farnesina. Renaissance. Detail Frescoes. Polyphemus. Cyclope. Rome. Italy
Fossils in ColoradoHuge fossil bones belonging to gigantic antediluvan animals found in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: 1878
Memnon Colossi / ThebesAmenhotep III (18th Dyn) built a mortuary temple in Thebes that was guarded by two gigantic 75ft high statues on the outer gates. These have survived nature and relocation Date: 1848
Peter Garden (131)PETER GARDEN Scotsman from Aberdeenshire, famous for his uninterrupted health, gigantic stature and longevity, keeping his faculties entire to the last Date: 1624 - 1755
Great or gigantica mantis, Mantis gigas, from Amboyna.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800
Gigantic-flowered birthwort, Aristolochia gigantea.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hookers Curtiss Botanical Magazine
Gigantic-leaved trumpet-flower, Bignonia grandiflora.. Illustration drawn by William Jackson Hooker, engraved by Swan. Handcolored copperplate engraving from William Curtiss The Botanical Magazine
Pigmy hermit, Phaetornis pygmaeus, and gigantic or giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856
Gigantic Crane, Devonport, DevonGigantic Crane, Devonport, Plymouth, near Stonehouse, Devon, England. Captioned: Devonports Gigantic Crane to lift 160 tons, tested 240 Date: 1910s
Jonathan SwiftSWIFT, Jonathan (1667-1745). Irish clergyman and satirist writer. Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Lemuel Gulliver, best known as Gullivers Travels (1726)
British armies launched gigantic attacks on Somme 1916On 16 July 1916, after an intensive bombardment, the British armies launched a series of gigantic attacks on the Somme, which persisted until November
Launch of Cunarder, Aquitania, by G. H. DavisThe launch of the year. First drawings of the gigantic Cunarder, the Aquitania, in the process of being built on the Clyde. Above: a cross section
1932 Los Angeles Olympic StadiumThe gigantic 125, 000 seater stadium in Los Angeles which was the setting for the 1932 Olympic Games. Building was begun in 1921 and it was then rebuilt to its larger proportions. Date: 1932
Royal Lilliputians a gigantic organization of lilliputians, dwarfs, midgets, and giants. Date c1900
Imre Kiralfys gigantic aquatic historical spectacle, Venice, the bride of the sea at Olympia. Date c1891
Grotesque puppeteerA rather grotesque and gigantic puppeteer performs a lewd puppet show for an equally lewd looking audience of considerably smaller people. Date: 1919
A page from the Sketch, 1898The small talk section of The Sketch, dated 16th March 1898, featuring a picture of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) with his new Borchardt gun, and a gigantic bed, which, the article tells us
Record-breaking cauliflowerA gigantic record-brealing cauliflower and the very proud gardener responsible for this remarkably-leaved vegetable! Date: circa 1894