Geology Collection (page 11)

Rock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. Creator: NASA
Rock-strewn Martian surface, Viking Lander mission, 1970s. NASAs Viking program consisted of a pair of American space probes sent to Mars, Viking 1 and Viking 2

Caveman, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Caveman, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Arizona, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Arizona, USA, c1900. The Grand Canyon, carved by the Colorado River over nearly two billion years, is 446 km long, up to 29 km wide, and 1

Ute Pass, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Ute Pass, Colorado, USA, c1900. Mountain pass west of Colorado Springs, with steep canyons formed 75, 000 years ago by glaciers and moving tectonic plates

Echo Cliffs, Canyon of the Grand River, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Echo Cliffs, Canyon of the Grand River, Colorado, USA, c1900. Railway tracks alongside the river. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell. [C.N.Greig & Co. c1900]

Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, USA, c1900. Steep sandstone rock formations caused by erosion over millions of years. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R

Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado, USA, c1900. Rock formation caused by erosion over millions of years. From Scenic Marvels of the New World edited by Prof. Geo.R. Cromwell

A Weathered Kenyte Boulder Near the Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909). Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte (igneous volcanic rock)

Serrated Edge of Glacier South of Cape Borne, Ross Island, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

The Camp Under the Granite Pillar, Half a Mile from the Lower Glacier Depot... January 27, 1909
The Camp Under the Granite Pillar, Half a Mile from the Lower Glacier Depot, Where the Party Camped on January 27, 1909. Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)

A Great Kenyte Boulder Close To The Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909). Kenyte is a variety of porphyritic phonolite or trachyte (igneous volcanic rock)

Cape Barne. The Pillar in the Right Foreground is Volcanic, c1908, (1909). Anglo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) made three expeditions to the Antarctic

The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Artist: Frank Debenham
The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, 1911, (1913). Camp in pinnacled ice at mouth of Koettlitz Glacier, geologist Raymond Priestley takes a reading from a piece of scientific equipment on a tripod

Main Physiographic Features of the Mackay Glacier and Granite Harbour, 1913
Main Physiographic Features of the Mackay Glacier and Granite Harbour showing Nunatakker, Nunakoller, Ice-Flood Floor, Facets, Cwms & Mackay Ice Tongue. (Looking West), 1913

Sketch Map to Illustrate Journeys of the Western Geological Parties, 1913. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Lydstep Natural Arch, Tenby, c1896. Artist: Harvey Barton
Lydstep Natural Arch, Tenby, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, Showing The Effect of Thaw-Waters, c1911, (1913)
The Lower Koettlitz Glacier, Showing The Effect of Thaw-Waters on an Ancient Glacier Surface, c1911, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Main Physiographic Features of the Koettlitz Glacier, 1913
Main Physiographic Features of the Koettlitz Glacier showing the Pinnacle Ice in the Western half and the Finger Valleys radiating from the Cwms of the Lister Scarp, 1913

The Lands End, c1896. Artist: Frith & Co
The Lands End, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Tissington Sires, Dovedale, c1896. Artist: GW Wilson and Company
Tissington Sires, Dovedale, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The High Tor, Matlock, c1896. Artist: F Barber
The High Tor, Matlock, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

What Sunrise on the Moon Must Be Like, 1935
What Sunrise on the Moon Must Be Like, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Inside of an Active Volcano, 1935
The Inside of an Active Volcano, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

What the Mighty Coal Forests Were Like, 1935
What the Mighty Coal Forests Were Like, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Rich Colour of the Colorado Canyon, 1935
The Rich Colour of the Colorado Canyon, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Succession of Life in the Rocks, 1935
The Succession of Life in the Rocks, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Examples of the Different Rocks That Make Up The Earths Crust, 1935
Examples of the Different Rocks That Make Up The Earths Crust, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

The Lion Cliff, Cheddar, c1896. Artist: Frith & Co
The Lion Cliff, Cheddar, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, c1896. Artist: Poulton & Co
Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Castle Rock, Lynton, c1896. Artist: ED Percival
Castle Rock, Lynton, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1896. Artist: John Wickens
Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

The Red Planet Studied Through The Modern Telescope, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mercurys Eternal Night, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Mercurys Perpetual Day, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Flushed Beauty of New Zealands Pink Terraces Before Their Utter Destruction, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Completed in 1893, the Corinth Canal, 1937
Begun in A.D. by the Roman Emperor Nero but not completed until 1893, the Corinth Canal considerably shortened communications in the Mediterranean

Plaster reproduction of an inhabitant of Pompeii died during the eruption of Vesuvius

Taking Seville by Ferdinand III The Saint, illustration in the manuscript Geology of the Kings of Spain by Alonso de Cartagena

Geological map of London and the surrounding area, 1871. Artist: T Walsh
Geological map of London and the surrounding area, 1871. Map with geological information shown in colours and a vertical scale in the bottom margin

Triassic Cliffs, Blue Anchor, North Somerset, 1866. Artist: Edward William Cooke
Triassic Cliffs, Blue Anchor, North Somerset, 1866. Rocky outcrop on the beach at Blue Anchor Bay, near Minehead, Somerset. A cloudy sky hangs over the scene

Explorers with Humboldts expedition at the basalt cliffs at Regla, Mexico, c1820-1839. German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldts (1769-1859) interests included geophysics

Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. Artist
Near view of one of the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 1829. The islands are notable for their geology, with cliffs consisting of great columns of dolerite

In Fingals Cave, Staffa, Scotland, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
In Fingals Cave, Staffa, Scotland, 1829. The best known of the caves on the southwest coast of Staffa, Scottish Inner Hebrides

Snowdon, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Peak Cavern, 1910. Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London
Peak Cavern, 1910. From The British Isles in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. D.Lit. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1910]

Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Stanage Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Sheep grazing, Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

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