Phenomena Collection

PADRE PIO
Francesco Forgione, name in religion Pio de Pietrelcina, known as PADRE PIO, Capucin friar who manifested stigmata and many other paranormal phenomena

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

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

PADRE PIO
Francesco Forgione, name in religion Pio de Pietrelcina, known as PADRE PIO, Capucin friar who manifested stigmata and many other paranormal phenomena

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

Hollow Earth
THE HOLLOW EARTH Neuperts model

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

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

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

Ufos / Cattle Mutilation
Modern phenomena, whereby cattle are taken and mutilated by unknown entities. Strange surgical procedures are employed, baffling scientists

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

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

Halleys Comet as it appeared in 1910
The course of Halleys Comet across the night sky through April and May, 1910. The next predicted perihelion of Halleys Comet is 28 July 2061 Date: 1910

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phenomena at Basel (Col)
Curious phenomena seen over the city of Basel, Switzerland, at sunrise and sunset on two days in July and again on 7 August

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

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