Rock Collection (page 69)

Hush-A-Bye (Greenaway)
- though here its Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top... when the wind blows, the cradle will rock, when the bough breaks, cradle will fall

Swiss Mountain Road
A lakeside road on the Urnersee is cut through the rock

Funchal Madeira C19Th
FUNCHAL A view from the sea with various landmarks given: Mount Church, the Cathedral, Bangars Pillar, Fort St Jago, Loo Rock & Pontinha

King Vulture 1849
KING VULTURE

Jap Dogs Hunt Russians
During the war between Russia and Japan, Japanese forces use dogs to hunt out Russians : a soldier, seeking safety beneath a rock, is sniffed out of his hiding- place

Seals on Rock 1865
Seals on a rock

Spring of Moses, Egypt
Legend tells us that it was here, in the Isthmus of Suez, that Moses, leading the Israelites out of Egypt, struck a rock and provided his companions with water

Tintagel (Farington)
Tintagel, Cornwall: the rocks and the castle, where King Arthur is said by some to have been born, and held his court. Date: 1813

BLUNT / ANDROMEDA / 29 / 1849
The constellation of Andromeda is that of a woman unclothed to the girdle, her arms extended, and each attached to a fragment of rock by a chain

The mechanist tries to use his wings to fly. A scene from Samuel Johnsons novella, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Gibraltar / Whymper
A general view of the rock of Gibraltar with a sailing boat in the foreground

Gibraltar / Fredol / 1865
A general view of the rock of Gibraltar

Nofret statue
Painted limestone statue of Nofret(a member of the royal family of the Fourth Dynasty) from a tomb in Meidum, Egypt. When the undisturbed mastaba tomb was discover in 1871 by Albert Daninos

Buddha Throws Rock
SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA, known as the BUDDHA ( Enlightened One ) He displays his command of paranormal powers by throwing a huge rock into the air

Niagara Falls (Cole)
Two Native Americans stand on a rock enjoying a Distant View of the Falls of Niagara

Girl Rock Pooling
A pretty young day-tripper, in a bathing costume paddles amongst the rock pools and shallows looking for starfish & shells equipped with a net on a long pole

Loo Rock, Funchal Bay
The Signal Station on Loo Rock in Funchal Bay, Madeira

NOTES IN MADEIRA
A series of 6 sketches showing life in Madeira, including a bullock car, hammock bearers, Funchal, Loo Rock, Madeira peasants and a running car

Tibetan Inscription
A Tibetan sculptor carves an inscription on the face of a rock

Don Quixote 4
The unfortunate Knight of the Rock meeting Don Quixote

Castle & White Cliffs
Dover Castle & environs with a key marking out various new roads, two churches, signal house & Guildford Battery which is linked to the castle by a passage through the rock

Utah Desert Rocks
Basalt rock formation in the Utah desert

Pyramid Lake
Located in northwest Nevada, this remote lake is today a popular tourist destination. The pyramid is a natural rock formation, despite its seemingly man-made appearance. Date: 1862

Rock Writing USA
Writing and drawings incised on rocks in the Oklahoma desert by Native Americans

Little Rock Riot 1874
Rioters evacuate the State House at Little Rock, Ark. during riots inspired by South -erners claim to be unjustly taxed by the Federal Govt. (and other grievances)

Moses Splits Rock
At Meribah, on mount Horeb, the Israelites are short of water, but God bids Moses strike a rock and lo ! water gushes forth

Tourists / Rhine / Kronheim
Tourists admire the Rhine. Sitting on a rock they look along the valley at the Rolandseck, the Drachenfels and the Island of Nonnenwerth

Whymper on Matterhorn
Whymper in danger from a rock- fall on the Matterhorn

Melon Scarlet 1871
Scarlet-fleshed rock melon

Mermaid (Crane)
A mermaid on a rock

Water Babies / Kingsley
And sit upon a point of rock, among the shining sea-weeds; Tom with the fairies on the beach

Shipwreck / Cherbourg
The wreck of Colberts ship, Cherbourg

Transport / Shipwrecks
A shipwreck on a rocky coastline

Erratic block in Rhone Valley, near Monthey, Switzerland
An erratic block, left behind by a melting glacier, in the Rhone Valley near Monthey, Switzerland. It is known as La Pierre des Marmettes, and has a small chapel built on top of it

Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), Mont Blanc, French Alps
Termination of the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) in the Chamonix Valley, French Alps, the longest glacier in France (7 km long, 200 m deep. The Arveiron River escapes through a natural gateway

Natural sandstone rocks at Dittersbach, Switzerland
View of a sandstone formation -- a circle of rocks at Dittersbach (known today as Jetrichovice) in Bohemian (Saxon) Switzerland, with a few buildings at the centre

An assortment of confectionery to be made at home
A wholesome and delicious assortment of confectionery that can be made at home

Stone Age men hunting reindeer
Hunting reindeer during the Stone Age (Palaeolithic Era)

Alice with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle
Alice spends some time with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. " When we were little, " the Mock Turtle said, " we went to school in the sea"

View of the city of Van, Turkey
A view of the city of Van, in eastern Turkey

Daulatabad Fortress in India
View of the 600 feet high rock fortress Daulatabad in India

Selling blessed rock
At Conde-sur-Noireau a street seller offers fragments of the rock on which the Blessed Virgin Mary stood when she appeared on 19 September 1846, and which he promises are miraculous

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