Geology Collection (page 9)

London Bridge, Torquay, c1870
" London Bridge", Torquay, c1870. Natural arch on the English Channel and coast of Torquay in Devon, England. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Penrhyn Slate Quarries, c1870. At the end of the 19th century, Penrhyn Quarry near Bethesda in Wales was the worlds largest slate quarry

The Post-Office and Bellows, c1870. Blowholes at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

The Steeple, Kynance Cove, c1870. Steeple Rock at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, c1870. Arch Rock, a well-known local landmark at Freshwater Bay on Isle of Wight collapsed on 25 October 1992. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol

The Rock and Spindle, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Rock and Spindle, 1898. Rock and Spindle basalt volcanic rock formation From " Our Own Country, Volume II". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Chee Tor, Chee Dale, c1870. Limestone rock formation in the Peak District of Derbyshire dating back to the Carboniferous period. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"

Looking Across Sugar Beet Fields, Platte River Valley, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, c1930s Creator
Looking Across Sugar Beet Fields and Sugar Plant, Platte River Valley, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, c1930s. Scotts Bluff National Monument, named after Hiram Scott

The Worlds Highest Bridge Spanning the Royal Gorge, near Canon City, Colo. c1930s. Royal Gorge suspension bridge built November 1929 over a canyon of the Arkansas River was the highest bridge in

The Giant Dome, the Worlds Largest Known Stalagnite, Carlsbad, New Mexico, c1930s
The Giant Dome, the Worlds Largest Known Stalagnite (60 million years old), Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, c1930s. National park in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico

St. Gowans Head and Chapel, 1898. Creator: Unknown
St. Gowans Head and Chapel, 1898. Grade I listed St Govans Chapel at St Govans Head, Pembrokeshire Wales built into the side of a limestone cliff during 13th century

The Frying-Pan, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Frying-Pan, 1898. Devils Frying Pan Rock Formation Cadgwith Cornwall 19th From " Our Own Country, Volume III". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Ross Island, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Ross Island, 1898. Ross Island peninsula in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, source of the earliest known Irish Pre-Bronze Age metalwork. From " Our Own Country, Volume III"

Dolomieu, (1750-1801), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dolomieu, (1750-1801), 1830. Deodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750-1801) French geologist. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co. J

The Buffalo Falls, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Buffalo Falls, 1901. Ladies Bath Falls, Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria, was a popular secluded ridge and stopping place for ladies in the late 19th century as they travelled up Mount

The Gorge, Buffalo Falls, Victorian Alps, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Gorge, Buffalo Falls, Victorian Alps, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Prospecting a Lease, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Prospecting a Lease, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Loddon Falls, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Loddon Falls, New South Wales, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Creator: Unknown
The Silver King Mine, Sunny Corner, New South Wales, 1901. Sunny Corner grew following the discovery of silver in the area in 1884. From " Federated Australia"

Pinnacle & Organ Pipes, Mount Wellington, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Pinnacle & Organ Pipes, Mount Wellington, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Tasmans Arch, Eagle Hawk Neck, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Tasmans Arch, Eagle Hawk Neck, 1901. Tasmans arch is a natural bridge on Eaglehawk Neck, an isthmus of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. From " Federated Australia"

Fossickers at Work, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Fossickers at Work, 1901. Fossicking is prospecting for minerals as a recreational pursuit without intention to sell for commercial purpose and is governed by law in Australian states

The Katoomba and Jamieson Basins, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, 1908....showing the " Three Sisters" Rocks

The North Side of the Gorge, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The North Side of the Gorge, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. A sheer wall of granite, 1, 700 feet from top to bottom

Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator
Wonderland Avenue, or the Silent Street, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Full of curious profiles and grinning gargoyles. Unusual rock formation in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
The Look-Out Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909....an immense boulder near the Hospice, scaled by a wire ladder. People standing on top of an unusal rock formation

Cathedral Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. Creator: George Rose
Cathedral Rock, Buffalo Ranges, Victoria, Australia, c1909. An enormous mass of granite rocks situated near the Hump. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

The Edge of Wonderland, Grampians, Victoria, Australia... 1908. Creator: George Rose
The Edge of Wonderland, Grampians, Victoria, Australia, and a good view of the dentists show-case, 1908. Rock formation in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

The Grand Canon [sic], Grampians, Victoria, Australia, 1908. Creator: George Rose
The Grand Canon [sic], Grampians, Victoria, Australia, the walls of which are of peculiar rock formation, 1908. The Grand Canyon is a rocky gorge in the Grampians National Park in Victoria

The Orphan and Indian Face Rocks, ... Blue Mountains, N.S.W. Australia, 1909. Creator
The Orphan and Indian Face Rocks, overlooking the Katoomba Basin, Blue Mountains, N.S.W. Australia, 1909. One of a set of stereocard views by George Rose

The Logan Rock, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown
The Logan Rock, Cornwall, 1929. Granite logan or rocking stone on sea cliffs above the English Channel near the village of Treen in Cornwall, England

Lands End, Cornwall, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Lands End, Cornwall, 1929. Headland of granite cliffs at Lands End on the Penwith peninsula, the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England

Newquay. The Headland, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Newquay. The Headland, 1929

Rumbling Bridge. Dunkeld, 19th century? Creator: Unknown
Rumbling Bridge. Dunkeld, 19th century? Rumbling Bridge and falls of the River Braan, near Dunkeld, Kinross-shire, Scotland

Landslip - East End, 19th century? Creator: Unknown
Landslip - East End, 19th century? Section of coastline after a landslide

Beachy Head from Beach, 1929. Creator: Unknown
Beachy Head from Beach, 1929. The highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, formed in the Late Cretaceous era

Narofiord, Norway, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Narofiord, Norway, 1936. Lithograph from original work of Adelsteen Normann (1848-1918). From " Bibbys Annual 1936", edited by Joseph Bibby. [J. Bibby & Sons, Ltd. Liverpool, 1936]

The Rock of Gibraltar, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Rock of Gibraltar, 1890. A monolithic limestone promontory located in on the Starits of Gibraltar, with a system of underground passages, known as the Galleries or the Great Siege Tunnels

Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Royal School of Mines, South Kensington, c1876. Established in 1851 as part of Imperial College on collection of minerals, maps and mining equipment made by Sir Henry De la Beche

Overlooking Natures Grandest Scenery - from Glacier Point (N. E. ) Yosemite Valley, Cal
Overlooking Natures Grandest Scenery - from Glacier Point (N.E.) Yosemite Valley, Cal. 1902. A woman stands on a rocky outcrop looking towards the Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California

Needle Rock, Skye. Creator: Unknown
Needle Rock, Skye. The Needle, basalt rock formation on the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland, created over centuries by a combination of volcanic activity, landslip and weathering

View on the Nile, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View on the Nile, 1890. The River Nile was was considered the source of life by ancient Egyptians, permanent settlements rose along the banks of the river beginning c6000 BC

Devils Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Devils Den, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. Devils Den is a hill at Gettysburg Battlefield, used by artillery and infantry in the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War

Kaministiquia River, below Kakabeka Falls, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Kaministiquia River, below Kakabeka Falls, c1897. A river flowing into western Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C

Upper End of Au Sable Chasm, the Adirondacks, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Upper End of Au Sable Chasm, the Adirondacks, c1897. The Ausable River runs through a sandstone gorge near Keeseville, New York State. In 1760, Major John Howe explored the chasm on ropes

Agassiz Column, Yosemite, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Agassiz Column, Yosemite, c1897. Balancing rock in Yosemite National Park, California. From " A Tour Through the New World America", by Prof. Geo. R. Cromwell. [C. N. Greig & Co

Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Forefathers Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts, c1897. Plymouth Rock, a dedham granite boulder is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford

Northern End of Palisades, Hudson River, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Northern End of Palisades, Hudson River, c1897. The Palisades, are a line of steep basalt cliffs along the west side of the lower Hudson River, they appear on the first European map of the New World

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