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Giuseppe Dallacqua Collection

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: View of the Isle of Staffa and the entrance to Fingal's Cave

View of the Isle of Staffa and the entrance to Fingal's Cave
View of the isle of Staffa from the northwest, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, and the entrance to Fingal's Cave. Small island of volcanic basalt columns, inhabited by two households in 1797

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: View of Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, S

View of Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland. Grotto of volcanic basalt columns. Grotte de Fingal dans l'ile de Staffa

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: View of the Basin of Chites, Reunion Island, 1804

View of the Basin of Chites, Reunion Island, 1804
View of the Basin of Chites, Reunion Island. Two mountain ranges terminate in a great pyramid. Vue du bassin des Chites, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Falls on the Riviere des Roches, Reunion Island, 1804

Falls on the Riviere des Roches, Reunion Island, 1804
Falls on the Riviere des Roches, Reunion Island. Chute de la riviere des roches, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Basalt mass of prismatic columns on a plain of sand, Reunion Isl

Basalt mass of prismatic columns on a plain of sand, Reunion Island. Bastion basaltique de la plaine des Sables, dans l'ile de Bourbon

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Configuration of basalt lava in the Saint Denis river, Reunion I

Configuration of basalt lava in the Saint Denis river, Reunion Island

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: La Motte mountain, near Catania, Sicily

La Motte mountain, near Catania, Sicily. Composed of a mass of prismatic columns of lava from the volcano Mount Etna. Montagne de la Motte, pres de Gatane

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Geologist and artist sketching Mount Somma, Vesuvius, Naples, It

Geologist and artist sketching Mount Somma, Vesuvius, Naples, It
Geologist Giambattista Brocchi and artist Giovanni De Min sketching Mount Somma, on the slopes of the volcano of Vesuvius, Naples, Italy. Veins of lava with basalt prisms

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: View of the Cyclopean Islands, Catania, Sicily, 1822

View of the Cyclopean Islands, Catania, Sicily, 1822
Piles of hexagonal basaltic columns making up the Cyclopean Islands, Catania, Sicily. South of the volcano Mount Etna. Vue des iles des Cyclopes vis a vis de la Ville de Gatane

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Waterfall and windmill of Schiva-noja, Castelnuovo, Italy

Waterfall and windmill of Schiva-noja, Castelnuovo, Italy. On a bed of Masegna, hard porphyritic rock, on shelly marl, Euganean Hills. Sketch provided by Count Marzari

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Columnar basalt mass in the Vale of Cuva, Vicentin, northern Ita

Columnar basalt mass in the Vale of Cuva, Vicentin, northern Ita
Columnar mass in the Vale of Cuva, near Chiampo, in Vicentin, northern Italy. Articulated basalt A - B, and formless lava in masses C-D and beds E

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Mass of basalt prisms with articulated base near la Piana, Vicen

Mass of basalt prisms with articulated base near la Piana, Vicentin, northern Italy. Amas de prismes basaltiques articules dans leur partie inferieure pres le hameau de la Piana, dans le Vicentin

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Waterfall over basalt prisms on the river Alpone, in the Vicenti

Waterfall over basalt prisms on the river Alpone, in the Vicentin, northern Italy. Chute de l'Alpone dans le Vicentin

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: The course of the river Alpone in the Vicentin, Italy, 18th cent

The course of the river Alpone in the Vicentin, Italy, 18th cent
The course of the river Alpone through basalt prisms in the Vicentin, Italy, 18th century. Cours de l'Alpone au milieu de prismes basaltiques dans le Vicentin

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: The vale of the river Poscola, Vicentin, Italy

The vale of the river Poscola, Vicentin, Italy
The river Poscola gushing from Mount Verlaldo and cutting a vale through fossil limestone, Vicentin. Italy. The river uncovers basalt prisms near the hamlet of Pietra Buona

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Basalt mound between Cerealto and Altissimo, in Vicentin, Italy

Basalt mound between Cerealto and Altissimo, in Vicentin, Italy
Basalt mound between Cerealto and Altissimo, in Vicentin. A mound of 25-degree diagonal, over layers of vertical and horizontal prisms. Butte basaltique entre Corealto et Altissimo dans le Vicentin

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona, Italy

Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona, Italy
Church on the hill known as Monte Purga di Bolca, Verona province. Isolated basalt cone resting on several layers of fossil coal and basalt. Colline appelee Purga di Bolca dans le Veronais

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Columnar basalt mass known as the Devil's Mount, Verona

Columnar basalt mass known as the Devil's Mount, Verona
Columnar basalt mass known as the Devil's Mount (Monte del Diavolo), near St. Jean Hilarion, near Vincenza, Verona, Italy. The prismatic columns are mostly buried in the earth

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Oberwinter, a basalt mountain on the Rhine, Germany, 18th centur

Oberwinter, a basalt mountain on the Rhine, Germany, 18th centur
Oberwinter, a basalt mountain on the left bank of the Rhine opposite Unkel, Germany. A natural amphitheatre with heaps of horizontal basalt columns

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Hasenberg mountain with its basalt prisms, Czech Republic, 18th

Hasenberg mountain with its basalt prisms, Czech Republic, 18th
Hasenberg mountain with its basalt prisms, near Libochowitz, Bohemia (Czech Republic). Klopay castle on the summit is built of basalt. After a drawing by Czech geologist Franz Ambrosius Reuss

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: View of a basalt wall at Meisner, Hesse, Germany

View of a basalt wall at Meisner, Hesse, Germany
View of the basalt plateau with its wall of horizontal five-sided columns (D) Kitzkammer cave (A) and fallen prisms (B, C). View of Meisner, Hesse, Germany, from the southeast

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Crater of the Cup Aizac mountain with prismatic basalt pavement

Crater of the Cup Aizac mountain with prismatic basalt pavement
Crater of the Cup Aizac mountain with lava flow creating a prismatic basalt pavement. In the Vivarais or Ardeche range

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Causeway on the banks of the Auliere river near Colombier, Franc

Causeway on the banks of the Auliere river near Colombier, Franc
Causeway on the banks of the Auliere river near Colombier, Vivarais range, France. Irregular basalt colonnade on a layer of sand over pebbles

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Causeway at Rigaudel bridge, Vivarais, France, 18th century

Causeway at Rigaudel bridge, Vivarais, France, 18th century
Causeway at Rigaudel bridge, Vivarais/Ardeche range, France. Basalt prisms containing granite, chrysolite and pyroxene, on a layer of sand over pebbles

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Colonnade of basalt prisms near the extinct volcano Chenavari Pe

Colonnade of basalt prisms near the extinct volcano Chenavari Pe
Colonnade of basalt prisms or giant's causeway near the extinct volcano Chenavari Peak, Vivarais/Ardeche range

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Ruins of Rochemaure castle on an outcrop of basalt prisms, 18th

Ruins of Rochemaure castle on an outcrop of basalt prisms, 18th
Ruins of the 11th-century Rochemaure castle on an outcrop of black basalt prisms near Montelimar in the Vivarais/Ardeche range

Background imageGiuseppe Dallacqua Collection: Gentlemen geologists and artist on Mount Vesuvius, 1812

Gentlemen geologists and artist on Mount Vesuvius, 1812
Gentlemen geologists and artist on Mount Vesuvius in 1812. Prismatic basalt columns formed in the lava flow from a volcanic eruption in 1631


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