Natural Collection

Salmo stomachicus, or Gillaroo, also known as Gizzard Trout, a variety of trout inhabiting Lough Melvin, Ireland. Date: 1879

Ribbonfish and red bandfish
Ribbonfish, Trachipterus trachypterus 1, and red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 2. Handcolored engraving by Forget after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a plane
A MAP OF THE WORLD SHOWING IT TO BE A PLANE - and those of us who suppose it to be a globe are clearly mistaken. Date: 1893

Map of Australia, showing her natural and industrial resources. 20th century

Sun Dog Painting
Vadersolstavlan (The Sun Dog Painting) is a painting depicting a halo phenomenon observed over Stockholm in 1535. Date: 1535

View of St Michaels Mount, Cornwall
View of St Michaels Mount from the mainland, Cornwall. The Mount is united with nearby Marazion by a manmade causeway which can only be walked on at mid to low tide -- at high tide the sea covers it

Southern Cross (Kranz)
The southern sky with the SOUTHERN CROSS constellation

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - September
SEPTEMBER The wine harvest takes place close to the Chateau de Saumur Date: 1409 - 1487

Cross Section of the Volcano, Mount Etna
Cross-section of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy, in 1910. This image shows the eruption of lava, which was taking place that year, heading towards the town of Nicolosi

Rainbow Falls, near Hilo, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935

Victoria Falls at Sunrise, by Thomas Baines
Victoria Falls at Sunrise with The Smoke or Spraycloud, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). Date: 1863

Theosophy Chakras 1696
The Chakras according to Gichtel, showing the four elements and their relationship to the organs of the body

Hollow Earth
THE HOLLOW EARTH Neuperts model

Ghost plant or Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora. Monotrope a une fleur. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - July
JULY Gathering the harvest and tending sheep close to the chateau de Poitiers Date: 1409 - 1487

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - June
JUNE Making hay within sight of the royal palace at Paris, the Sainte Chapelle and the Conciergerie Date: 1409 - 1487

Wales, Ceredigion - Tresaith (Cardigan Bay) Date: circa 1930s

American Museum of Natural History, New York City, America

Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, theologian and occultist

The Devils Chimney, a distintive natural rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, overlooking the road between Cheltenham and Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England. Date: late 1930s

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

Twinflower, Linnaea borealis, Linnea boreale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius (Common jay, Corvus glandarius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph Priestly
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall

Halong Bay, Quang Nin, Vietnam
View of Halong (or Ha Long) Bay, near Ha Long City (also known as Hong Gai), capital of Quang Nin Province, Vietnam. Ha Long Bay (meaning Descending Dragon Bay)

Canvey Island Flooded
An aerial photograph taken over South Benfleet, looking in a south-westerly direction over Canvey Island: the desolation caused by floods

A Flood at Staines
Flood water from the river Thames at Staines in Surrey, threatens the premises of Ws Biffen Boat Builder and the gasometer, one of the largest in the world

Hindu / The Cosmic Turtle
In the ancient Indian cosmogony, the Earth is sustained on the backs of elephants who are themselves standing on the back of a cosmic turtle

Depiction of a flat planet Earth, with curious little wheels for the ships to go round without (hopefully) falling off into space

Black truffle, Tuber melanosporum (Tuber cibarium, Tartufo commestibile, Lycoperdon tuber). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - January
JANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers Date: 1409 - 1487

Mountains / Cir Mhor
A dramatic impression of the mountains of Cir Mhor and Goatfell (behind), on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Hampstead Heath 1939
Two women walking together up Sandy Lane, an avenue of huge trees leading to Spaniards Lane, Hampstead Heath, north London, England, during winter snow. Date: January 1939

Mola mola, or Sunfish. Date: 1865

Fontainebleau Forest - Three Mausoleum Boulders
Fontainebleau Forest - Barbizon, France - The Three Mausoleums. The Forest is popular location for the climbing activity of Bouldering - the sport climbing of rocks such as this. Date: circa 1908

Gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, Sussex
View of the gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, West Sussex, showing daffodils growing in the foreground, and the Elizabethan manor house in the background

Rain in Troon
Troon, in Scotland, must be one of the wettest places to be found, if this postcard can be believed

Valve Horn on its Own
The VALVE HORN (French : Cor a pistons) was introduced in the 1830s and completely replaced the Natural Horn used by Mozart and Beethoven

French map of the planet Mars
A French map of the planet Mars, showing two views

Red kite, Milvus milvus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Plants bearing fruits and seeds
Plants bearing berries and seeds including guava, membrillo, brazil nut, mistletoe, spotted laurel, cannonball tree, cactus, eucalyptus, myrtle, clove, caraway, coriander, hemlock, cumin, etc

Thylacine, Thylacinus cynocephalus. Extinct
Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinus harrisii). Extinct. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Pistachio nut tree, Pistacia vera. Pistachiers. Handcoloured steel engraving from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire Pittoresque d Histoire Naturelle

The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650, by Rembrandt (1606-1669)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669). Dutch painter. The Shell (Conus marmoreus), 1650. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Volcanic eruption of Lassen Peak, California
On 22nd May 1915, Lassen Peak in California, the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range, erupted explosively - dramatically depicted in this postcard, taken from the town of Red Bluff

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado - one of the wonders of Pikes Region. This section of this peculiar rock formation is known as Mushroom Park

Earths Crust
Cross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879

Ischia, Italy - Castello Aragonese, the Castle of Alfonso I of Aragon Date: circa 1905

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