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Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - SeptemberSEPTEMBER The wine harvest takes place close to the Chateau de Saumur Date: 1409 - 1487
Flat Earth map of the world showing it to be a planeA 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
Sun Dog PaintingVadersolstavlan (The Sun Dog Painting) is a painting depicting a halo phenomenon observed over Stockholm in 1535. Date: 1535
Map of Australia, showing her natural and industrial resources. 20th century
View of St Michaels Mount, CornwallView 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
Cross Section of the Volcano, Mount EtnaCross-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 BainesVictoria Falls at Sunrise with The Smoke or Spraycloud, by Thomas Baines (1820-1875). Date: 1863
Theosophy Chakras 1696The Chakras according to Gichtel, showing the four elements and their relationship to the organs of the body
Hollow EarthTHE 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 - JulyJULY Gathering the harvest and tending sheep close to the chateau de Poitiers Date: 1409 - 1487
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - JuneJUNE 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
Marsden RockMarden 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
Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry - JanuaryJANUARY The Duc de Berry at table, surrounded by courtiers Date: 1409 - 1487
Birstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling statue of Joseph PriestlyBirstall, W Yorkshire - Unveiling the statue of Joseph Priestly on 12th October 1912 - at this point the unveiling party had adjourned to the Temperance Hall
Mountains / Cir MhorA dramatic impression of the mountains of Cir Mhor and Goatfell (behind), on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Date: 1950s
Halong Bay, Quang Nin, VietnamView 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 FloodedAn aerial photograph taken over South Benfleet, looking in a south-westerly direction over Canvey Island: the desolation caused by floods
Rain in TroonTroon, in Scotland, must be one of the wettest places to be found, if this postcard can be believed
A Flood at StainesFlood 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 TurtleIn 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
Hampstead Heath 1939Two 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 BouldersFontainebleau 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
The Devils Chimney, a distintive natural rock formation on Leckhampton Hill, overlooking the road between Cheltenham and Birdlip, Gloucestershire, England. Date: late 1930s
Gardens at Gravetye Manor, near East Grinstead, SussexView 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
Valve Horn on its OwnThe 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 MarsA 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 seedsPlants 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. ExtinctThylacine 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, CaliforniaOn 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 CrustCross-section of the solid crust of planet Earth Date: 1879
Ischia, Italy - Castello Aragonese, the Castle of Alfonso I of Aragon Date: circa 1905
Natural History Museum, LondonThe impressive front of the Natural History Museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse - built and opened in 1888 - the Central Towers and Main Entrance
Perranporth Rock ArchThe Rock Arch, an unusual formation, on the beach at Perranporth, Cornwall, England. Date: 1960s