Natural Collection (page 2)

Natural History Museum, London
The 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 Arch
The Rock Arch, an unusual formation, on the beach at Perranporth, Cornwall, England. Date: 1960s

Hall of Man sculptures by Malvina Hoffman
Double page spread from The Illustrated London News featuring editorial and photographs relating to the range of sculptures by the American female sculptor, Malvina Hoffman

Forest Primeval
This is the forest primeval... or, to be more precise, in the Carboniferous Period of the Antediluvian Epoch of our planet

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

Flood at Johnstown / USA
A mother watches helplessly as her husband and young duaghter are swept away by the raging waters of a flood that hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Windy Weather / Gillray
A windswept man battles his way across Hampstead Heath. He keeps one hand firmly on his hat

A Japanese Storm at Sea
A Japanese boatman in a stormy sea

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (2)
Earth is depicted at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the seven planets known to him : our globe is made up of four elements - earth, air, fire and water

PTOLEMYs SYSTEM (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth at the centre of the cosmos, circled by the planets and by the signs of the Zodiac

Spooky Night Scene
A rather eerie night scene, showing a deserted, foggy street by lamplight and a forboding tree looming ominously above

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

Thatcher Rock
A picturesque glimpse of the weel-know Thatcher Rock at Torquay, Devon, England. Date: 1950s

Snowy Yorkshire
Winter snow scene, taken from the churchyard of Crayke village, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Joss Bay Cliffs
The white chalk cliffs and foreshore at Joss Bay, Isle of Thanet, Kent, England. Date: 1950s

UFOS / SIBERIAN FIREBALL
Crew of the British steamer Siberian, off Cape Race, Newfoundland, see a huge ball of fire rise from the sea, move against the wind, then move away after 5 minutes

Skelwith Force Waterfall
Skelwith Force waterfall near Ambleside, Westmoreland in the Lake District

Victoria Falls on the River Zambesi in South Africa

Transit of Venus 1874
A diagram showing the areas of the world which will be able to view the transit of Venus across the face of the sun on the 8th December 1874

Blunt / Cygnus & Lyra / Pl32
The constellation of Cygnus - a flying swan - and Lyra - that of an ancient Greek lyre

Highest Mountains
The worlds highest mountains, headed by Kanchenjunga; it has subsequently been established that Mounts Everest and Godwin Austen are both higher

Copernicus / Solar System
The solar system according to Copernicus where Earth rotates daily on axis and, with other plants, revolves around the Sun

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

Spelt, buckwheat and rice
Cereals and grains: spelt or dinkled wheat, Triticum spelta 1, buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum 2, and rice, Oryza sativa 3

Snow is brought by the Fairy of the North Wind Date: early 20th century

Great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), and common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science

Mexico - Acapulco - Panorama of Caleta and Caletilla beaches
Mexico - Acapulco - Panoramic view of the Caleta and Caletilla beaches (Playa de Caleta y la Playa de Caletilla). Date: circa 1945

Wales, Ceredigion - Penbryn (Cardigan Bay) Date: 1920s

Hastings, Sussex - Lightning over the sea from the beach
Hastings, East Sussex - Lightning over the sea from the beach - June 6th, 1904. Date: 1904

Mount Suilven

Hydra Star Map
Hydra constellation, including an owl, a raven and a sextant

Orion Star Map
Orion, giant hunter, clubbing a lion. Being slain by Diana, he was made one of the constellations and is supposed to be attended with stormy weather

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

Canis Major Star Map
Canis Major (dog) and Lepus (hare) constellation

Irish Coastline Scene
A breezy day on the beach at Howth, near Dublin : James Joyce lived somewhere near here for a while

Orion (Kranz)
A star-filled sky, featuring the constellation of Orion

Blunt / Full Moon / Plate 13
The Moon at the full

Marshall Island Coast
South Sea Island - Jaluit, in the Marshall Islands

Copernicuss System (1)
A representation of his system, showing Earth circling the sun which illumines different parts of the globe according to the time of day and the season of the year

Homeward at Sunset Aldin
Homeward : three white horses pull a covered wagon and an elderly man and woman follow on foot as the sun sets over the hills

Natural Bridge Virginia
A river flows beneath a massive natural bridge in Virginia, USA

Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet Mars
The two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli

Lunar Eclipse
The Moon in eclipse

Ursa Major Star Map
The constellation of Ursa Major

Kepler Planetary System
Model of Keplers planetary system

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

Ananas comosus, pineapple
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ananas comosus, pineapple

Cornish Coastline
Waves crashing against the rugged coast of Cornwall, England. Date: 1960s

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