Natural Phenomena Collection (page 36)

Thunder of Waters, American Falls, Niagra Falls, New York, USA. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
Thunder of Waters, American Falls, Niagra Falls, New York, USA. Falling in a ceaseless roar, American falls from the Maid of Mist. Stereoscopic card detail

American Falls, Niagara Falls, in winter, New York, USA. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
American Falls, Niagara Falls, in winter, New York, USA

American Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, USA. Artist: Realistic Travels Publishers
American Falls, Niagara Falls, New York, USA. Summer beauty of the enchanting cataract, the American Falls rolling in majestic splendour. Stereoscopic card detail

Victoria Falls of the Zambesi, 1883. Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873) was the first European to see the great falls on the River Zambezi in 1855

Earthquake damage in the Piazza Cavallotti, Messina, Sicily, Italy, December 1908. Messina was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami on 28th December 1908

The aqueduct at Wilhelmshohe, Germany. Artist: J Umbach
The aqueduct at Wilhelmshohe, Germany. Part of the ornamental water displays at Wilhelmshohe Castle, near Kassel

Splashing waters of a waterfall at Yumoto, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Splashing waters of a waterfall at Yumoto, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Flow of eddies in a waterfall, 1509-1511 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Flow of eddies in a waterfall, 1509-1511 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

Studies of water eddies, c1513 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of water eddies, c1513 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

Mevagissey harbour, Cornwall, 1924-1926. Artist: Underwood
Mevagissey harbour, Cornwall, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

The Giants Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 1924-1926. Legend has it that the Irish giant, Finn McCool, built the Giants Causeway in order to cross the Irish sea to fight his Scottish

Beit-El-Ma, the site of the ancient city of Riblah, Israel, 1841. Artist: Henry Adlard
Beit-El-Ma, the site of the ancient city of Riblah, Israel, 1841. Riblah was an ancient town on the northern frontier of Israel, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs

Earthquake damage and a burnt car, King Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

Earthquake damage, King Street and Harbour Street, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907. From the Valentines series of postcards

The waterfall at Badgastein, Austria, c1900s. Artist: Wurthle & Sons
The waterfall at Badgastein, Austria, c1900s.Stereoscopic card. Detail

The Paikari Falls in the Nilgiris, India, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XV, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Niagara Falls, USA, c1900s
Niagara falls, USA, c1900s. From our position we do not see the American rapids, but just a short section of the river before it descends to form the beautiful, misty American fall

Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA, early 19th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA, early 19th century. Old Faithful is so called because of the clock-like regularity with which it blows off steam to relieve the internal pressure

Petrified cascade of Hammam el Meskoutine, Algeria, c1890. Artist: Hildibrand
Petrified cascade of Hammam el Meskoutine, Algeria, c1890. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, Division XXI, (Virtue & Co Limited, London, c1890)

The Central Cascade from the World Fair, St Louis, Missouri. USA, 1904
The Central Cascade from the Worlds Fair, St Louis, Missouri. USA, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Interior of the suspension bridge, Niagara Falls, Canada, early 20th century. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Horseshoe Falls as seen from Goat Island, Niagara Falls, early 20th century. Artist: George Barker
Horseshoe Fall as seen from Goat Island, Niagara Falls, early 20th century. Goat Island is a small uninhabited island in the Niagara River

Johannes Kepler, German astronomer, (c1900). Portrait of Kepler with a total eclipse of the sun. Kepler (1571-1630) went to Prague in 1600 to assist Tycho Brahe

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lorne at Niagara Falls, Canada, 1879. Otherwise known as John Campbell (1845-1914), the 9th Duke of Argyll, and his wife, Princess Louise (1848-1939)

The Niagra Falls, from Prospect Point to Horseshoe Falls, late 19th century

Astronomers waiting for an eclipse, India, 1872. From The Illustrated London News (10 January 1872)

Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan, Egypt. View across the River Nile

Mokau Falls, North Island, New Zealand, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Mokau Falls, North Island, New Zealand, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

Umls Falls, South Africa, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Umls Falls, South Africa, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

Victoria Falls, Africa, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Victoria Falls, Africa, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

The Riddle Valley at Clitheroe, Lancashire, 1926. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
The Riddle Valley at Clitheroe, Lancashire, 1926. From the River Valleys set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, 1926

The ceremonies observed in every province and city of China, on the occasion of an eclipse, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
The ceremonies observed in every province and city of China, on the occasion of an eclipse, 1847. Drawn by G F Sargent, from a painting by Fo Shang

Crater of the Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Crater of the Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Shoshone Falls, Idaho, USA, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Shoshone Falls, Idaho, USA, 1893. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings, (The Werner Company, Chicago, c1893)

Geysers in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, 1886. Artist: Lancelot
Geysers in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, 1886

The White Monk, c1765, (1938). Artist: Richard Wilson
The White Monk, c1765, (1938). From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume IV, by C. Reginald Grundy and F. Gordon Roe. [Emrose and Sons Ltd

Roaring River Falls, Jamaica, c1905. Artist: Adolphe Duperly & Son
Roaring River Falls, Jamaica, c1905. Illustration from Picturesque Jamaica, by Adolphe Duperly & Son, (England, c1905)

Cachoeira de Piracicaba, 1895. Artist: Joao Pompe
Cachoeira de Piracicaba, 1895. The Piracicaba River is a river of Sao Paulo state in southeastern Brazil. It is a tributary of the Tiete River

A geyser, USA, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
A geyser, USA, 19th century

Niagara Falls, Canada, 19th century
Niagara Falls, anada, 19th century

Logan Rock, 20th Century. Published by R.Williams, Fancy Goods, Penzance

Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France, early 20th century. The building of the Benedectine Abbey on the island of Mont St Michel was begun in the 11th century

The Geysers, or Hot Fountains of Iceland, 1843. Artist: Sly and Wilson
The Geysers, or Hot Fountains of Iceland, 1843. An engraving from The Art-Union Scrap Book, Henry G Bohn, (London, 1843)

Island Gap - Newquay, 1927

Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee, near Llangollen, Wales, early 20th century. The falls are created by an artificial weir

Mussel Picking, c1908. Artist: William Page Atkinson Wells
Mussel Picking, c1908. From The Studio Volume 50. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910]

The Thames at Low Water, 1897. From Old and New London Vol III by Edward Walford. [Cassell and Company Ltd, London, 1897]

Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, late 19th or early 20th century. Lantern slide

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