Rocks Collection (page 14)

FRANKENSTEIN / CASTLE 1990
FRANKENSTEIN the castle ruins in 1990 Date: first published 1818

JOY ON EARTH IS TEMPOARY
An illustration of the verse This changing world no lasting joys can give... The figure of Time rocks the earth displacing representations of Wealth and Love

Alum Mine at Hurlet near Glasgow 1843
Interior of an underground alum mine at Hurlet near Glasgow. The miners, with candles attached to their helmets, dig into the rocks and cart away the mineral in wheelbarrows

Franz Josef Fjord and Peterman Mountain, Greenland
View of the Franz Josef Fjord (named after the Emperor who helped to fund an expedition there) and the Peterman Mountain, with glacier, in north eastern Greenland. Date: circa 1870

Cataracts of the Nile above Aswan, Upper Egypt
View of the Cataracts of the River Nile above Aswan (Assouan), Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1870

Basalt columns, Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia
View of Tasman Island, Tasmania, Australia, showing the formations of basalt columns. Date: circa 1860

Neolithic mammoth hunt
Men hunting mammoth by ambushing them in a canyon and aiming heavy rocks at them during the Neolithic era (Stone Age). Date: circa 3000 BC

Mountain Climbing - Alps - Chamonix, France. Date: 1920s

Rock Close, Blarney Castle, County Cork, Ireland
The Rock Close, Blarney Castle, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Pass of Keimaneigh, West Cork, Republic of Ireland
The Pass of Keimaneigh, West Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Four views of Dingle, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Duggerna Rocks & Georges Head, Kilkee County Clare, Republic of Ireland

View from the Alpine Bridge, Llandrindod Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Alpine Bridge over the stream, Llandrindod Wells, Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Rocky beach and cliffs, North Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Two people on a rocky beach, North Wales. Date: circa 1900s

Holborn Head Lighthouse, Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland, on a stormy day. Date: 2001

Black rocks - beach at Knockbrex, Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth
Black rocks shine in the winter sunshine as they are exposed at low tide on the beach at Knockbrex in Wigtown Bay, Solway Firth, SW Scotland

Shining black rocks at Knockbrex in Wigtown Bay, Scotland
Late afternoon light on the shining black rocks at low tide on the shore at Knockbrex in Wigtown Bay on the Solway coast of SW Scotland Date: 2004

Waves splash against the shining black rocks at Knockbrex
Waves splash against the shining black rocks on the shore at Knockbrex in Wigtown Bay on the Solway coast of SW Scotland Date: 2004

Horse riders in Petra ravine, Jordan
Horse riders in the deep rocky ravine, or Siq, leading to Petra, Jordan Date: circa 1995

Fishermen, Algarve, Portugal
A group of shore fishermen chat beside the wind-whipped Atlantic waves of the Algarve coast, Portugal. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Tipaza, Algeria - The Harbour Date: circa 1910s

Sandy Bay, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha - an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. The card reverse informs us that rock formations to the right are known as Lot

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II / 2
USAF 355th Tfw Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II / 2 Flying over Desert Near Tuscon, Arizona Date: 1980s

Pegli - View of the Coast - Italy. Date: 1899

Lands End - Cornwall Date: 1929

Japan - Poling rafts along the Hozu River - a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan Date: circa 1910s

Australia - Victor Harbour from Umbrella Rock - Granite Island, South Australia. Date: circa 1910

The monastery of Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain
Santa Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey located on the mountain of Montserrat, in Monistrol de Montserrat, in Catalonia, Spain - perched in a quite remarkable position. Date: circa 1930s

Nervi, a former fishing village in Liguria, Italy. Gropallo tower, built in the 16th-century as a lookout watchtower for pirates. Date: circa 1902

New Haven, Connecticut, USA - Judge Cave, West Rock Park Date: circa 1930s

Ancient artist at work in a cave, Kazakhstan area
Andronovo culture, ancient artist painting petroglyphs on the rocks, conveying the culture and customs of the times, Kazakhstan area. Others watch, or help by supplying light from a flaming torch

Nefeli wrecked at Dollar Cove, Lands End, Cornwall
A cargo ship, the Nefeli, wrecked at Dollar Cove, near Lands End, Cornwall, October 1972. Date: 1972

Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej, Aden
Sultans Palace, Sultanate of Lahej (Al Houta, Abdali Sultanate), in the British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910s

Isandhlwana, Natal, South Africa
Isandhlwana (Isandlwana), Natal, South Africa, site of a battle on 22 January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War. Date: circa 1905

Fernwood Estate, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Fernwood Estate (a farm estate), Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. Date: circa 1908

Puerto de Cabras, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1905

Teddy bear on the beach. Date: circa 1900s

Female diver returning to dry land
A female diver returning to dry land, warming up with a hot drink from a vacuum flask top. 1970s

Souvenir of Alum Bay
A glass container, housing sands of different colours from Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, and with a sand painting depicting rocks. A splendid example of Victorian kitsch. Date: 19th century

Alice in Wonderland, Gryphon and Mock Turtle
Alice in Wonderland, Alice dancing the Lobster Quadrille on the seashore with the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle. Date: early 20th century

Nanette Newman and Michael Culver on location in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, with the actor Michael Culver, in the roles of the Newlyn School artists Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947)

Triton and Nereid by Arnold Bocklin - Symbolist Painting
Reproduction of a work by Arnold Bocklin (18271901) a Swiss symbolist painter, entitled " Triton and Nereid". See: 10949416 for an alternate version of the same scene by the same artist

Primula Juliae (Juliana Primrose), a flowering plant of the Primulaceae family, named after the person who discovered it in April 1900 in the Caucasus Mountains of south west Russia

Walking the dog in a Winter Landscape
An old man with a walking stick walks his dog along the bank of an icy partly-frozen stream in this wintry scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Solitude - Empty Rowing Boat by a Lake
Solitude. An empty rowing boat with oars resting across the sides, rests propped up on some small rocks close to a large lake, glowing in the evening light. An airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Fable / Two Springs
THE TWO SPRINGS Two springs issued from the same mountain; one rushed along in a torrent, the other was a gentle, beneficient stream

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