Natural Phenomena Collection (page 38)

Waterfall, British Guiana, South America, 19th century. Artist: E de Berard
Waterfall, British Guiana, South America, 19th century. View of a waterfall in Guyana, (formerly British Guiana)

Canute, Commanding the Sea to Retire, 11th century, (1777). Artist: L Hall
Canute, Commanding the Sea to Retire, 11th century, (1777). Canute (Sveinsson Knut) (d1035) was King of England from 1016, Denmark from 1018 and Norway from 1030

Pavilion with the Cascade, 1760. Artist: Hubert Robert
Pavilion with the Cascade, 1760. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Waterfall near Kislovodsk, Russia, c1895. Kislovodsk is a spa town in the northern Caucasus. In the late 19th and early 20th century it was a popular destination for artistic figures

Landscape with a Waterfall, Italian painting of 18th century. Artist: Francesco Zuccarelli
Landscape with a Waterfall, Italian painting of 18th century. Zuccarelli, Francesco (1702-1788). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Low Tide at Yport, 1883. Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Low Tide at Yport, 1883. Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Harumichi no Tsuraki, c1830. Artist: Hokusai
From the series Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets: Harumichi no Tsuraki, c1830. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Waterfall Aigaoka (From the series Waterfalls of the Various Provinces), c1829. Artist: Hokusai
Waterfall Aigaoka (From the series Waterfalls of the Various Provinces), c1829. Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Cascade at Namora, Madagascar, late 19th century. Illustration from Island of Madagascar, sites, manners and costumes, (Paris)

The Destruction of the Caroline, 1837, (c1860). Canadian loyalists set fire to the steamer and cast her adrift over Niagara Falls

A Terrible Accident in the Alps, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
A Terrible Accident in the Alps, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 23rd July 1892

The Eruption of Etna, Sicily, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Eruption of Etna, Sicily, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 30th July 1892

Water movement, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Water movement, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Landscape, Cataract, Egypt, c19th Century. Artist: John Gardner Wilkinson
Landscape, Cataract, Egypt, c19th Century. Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the worlds most ancient and important monuments

Charles le Myre de Vilers, resident general of Madagascar, 19th century. France invaded Madagascar in 1883 in what became known as the first Franco-Hova War

The Chasm at Conches, 1864. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Chasm at Conches, 1864. Found in the collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon, France

Landscape with Waterfall and Aqueduct, c1750-1808. Artist: Robert Hubert
Landscape with Waterfall and Aqueduct, c1750-1808. Robert Hubert was a French Rococo Era Painter

Landscape with Waterfall, c1750-1808. Artist: Robert Hubert
Landscape with Waterfall, c1750-1808. Robert Hubert was a French Rococo Era Painter

Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Artist: William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
Observation of a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici drawn by Lord Rosse, 1850. Known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, this was the first galaxy to be recognised as having a spiral structure

Mont Saint Michel, 1881. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Mont Saint Michel, 1881. From the collection of Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

Watchtower, 1880. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Watchtower, 1880. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

Laundrette at Low Tide, 1891. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Laundrette at Low Tide, 1891. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

The Autumn Walk, 1869. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
The Autumn Walk, 1869. From the collection of Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

The Channel of l ile Tristan, 1873. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
The Channel of l ile Tristan, 1873. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

Berck, 1891. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Berck, 1891. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

By the Rocks at Low Tide, 1878. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
By the Rocks at Low Tide, 1878. From the collection of the Musee Lansyer, Loches, France

The River at Half Tide, 1874. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
The River at Half Tide, Morlaix, Brittany, France, 1874

Rising Tide on Saturday Morning, 1876. Artist: Emmanuel Lansyer
Rising Tide on Saturday Morning, Douarnenez, France, 1876

River view, 17th Century. Artist: Jan van Goyen
River view, 17th Century

A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape, 1660-70. Artist: Jacob van Ruisdael
A Waterfall in a Rocky Landscape, 1660-70. From the collection of the National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Waterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. Artist: Hokusai
Waterfall of Roben, Oyama, Japan, 1827. From the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert Robert
The Waterfall at Tivoli, 18th/early 19th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland, 1798. Artist: JMW Turner
Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland, 1798. From the Tate Gallery, London

Donatis comet of 1858 viewed over St Pauls Cathedral, London, 1884. The comet was named for Giovanni Donati (1826-1873), the Italian astronomer who first recorded its appearance

Shower of meteors (Leonids) observed over Greenwich, London, 1866 (1884). The Leonids, named because they emanate from the area of the constellation Leo, are visible in the night sky during November

Bolide and its train, 1870. A bolide is a large meteor which usually explodes in a fireball. From a French popular book on astronomy. (Paris, 1870)

Reverse of a medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. The message says that God sent us the starry comet as a warning to us to lead better lives

Obverse of a medal commemorating the brilliant comet of November 1618. This comet prompted many pamphlets, including Galileo Galileis (1564-1642) polemical masterpiece Il Saggiatore (The Assayer)

Reverse of a medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577
Reverse ofa medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)

Obverse of a medal commemorating the bright comet of 1577. Known as Brahes comet, this is the comet which convinced the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)

Leonid meteor shower, 1870. The Leonids are visible in the night sky during November, and this observation was made by the French aeronauts Henri Giffard (1825-1882)

Girls Playground and Waterfall at Bournville, 1892. Bournville was the ideal village built near Birmingham for their employees by the chocolate manufacturers Cadburys

Artists impression of deep sea scene with luminous fishes, 1903. Some of the creatures shown here were brought up in the dredges during the French oceanographical expeditions of the Travailleur

Total solar eclipse of 1860 observed from Tarragona, Spain, 1884. From Sun, Moon and Stars by Agnes Giberne. (London, 1884)

Mock Sun with sunbows and halo, observed from the Arctic Circle, 1873. This phenomenon is caused by atmospheric refraction. From The Atmosphere by Camille Flammarion. (London, 1873)

Parhelia (mock suns) without haloes, observed in England in 1698, (1845). On this occasion the phenomenon, caused by atmospheric refraction, began at 8am when true Sun shone through watery cloud

Parhelia (mock suns) combined with a halo and rainbow, 1721 (1845). This phenomenon, caused by atmospheric refraction, was observed in England in 1721

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, curtain form 1839. [1872]. Artist: Rapine
Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, curtain form, 1839 (1872). Observed at Bossekop, Norway, 19 January 1839. Aurorae are caused by the interaction of the particles in the solar wind with the Earths

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