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The Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Creator: Peter GrahamThe Inchcape Rock, 1908, (c1930). Illustration to a ballad of the same name by Robert Southey, published in 1802. A warning bell for shipping had been installed on a dangerous sandstone reef off
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA, 2022. Creator: Ethel DaviesMonterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA, 2022. A fish seen through the aquarium at Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA
Coral fishermen off the coast of Sicily at Terranova, 1778. Creator: Louis DucrosCoral fishermen off the coast of Sicily at Terranova, 1778. Drawing from the album 'Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta'
Coral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Creator: Louis DucrosCoral fishermen at the city of Scilla, 1778. Drawing from the album 'Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta'
''Une vue des cotes coralliennes de l'Australie; Les Terres Du Pacifique', 1914. Creator: Unknown''Une vue des cotes coralliennes de l'Australie; Les Terres Du Pacifique', 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914
Wreck of "The Forerunner" African Mail-Steamer, at Point St. Lorenzo, 1854. Creator: UnknownWreck of "The Forerunner" African Mail-Steamer, at Point St. Lorenzo, 1854. Steamship '...on its homeward passage to England from the west coast of Africa...having on board her
"The Nile" Screw Steam-Ship, wrecked off Godrevy Point, 1854. Creator: Unknown"The Nile" Screw Steam-Ship, wrecked off Godrevy Point [in Cornwall], 1854. Vessel of the British and Irish Steam Company
H.M.S. "Sappho", on the Main Reef at Honduras, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M.SH.M.S. "Sappho", on the Main Reef at Honduras, 1850. 'Small low islands are seen in the distance, and in the foreground are low rocks
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: UnknownWrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route, has made the Red Sea almost an English highway
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: UnknownWrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. The steamship, which had suffered a fractured propeller shaft in the Red Sea
Dangerous Reef, ca. 1760. Creator: Adrian ZinggDangerous Reef, ca. 1760
Where It Is Always Summer - The Green Isles of Bermudas from the Lighthouse on Gibbs Hill, c1930s. Built in 1844 by the Royal Engineers, the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse on Bermuda
The Reef, St Ives Bay, Cornwall, late 19th-early 20th century, (c1930). Creator: Julius OlssonThe Reef, St Ives Bay, Cornwall, late 19th-early 20th century, (c1930). Full moon over the sea off the north coast of Cornwall. Painting in Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn, Lancashire
The Great Barrier Reef, 1923. Creator: UnknownThe Great Barrier Roof, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]
Earth from space - the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, seen from the Space Shuttle, 1983Earth from space - the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, seen from Space Shuttle, 1983. STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Eddystone Lighthouse, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]
Great Barrier Reef, 1924. From The British Empire in Pictures, by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. B.Litt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1924]
Peak and Barrier-Reef of Borabora, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor PritchettPeak and Barrier-Reef of Borabora, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S
The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886). The Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on 10 June 1770
Coral reef surrounding a lagoon. Slow accumulation of substance from generations of corals was a phenomenon which Darwin used to support they theory of a long geological timescale
Coral Reef and island. Time taken for building of coral reefs and islands was a proof used by Darwin to support the theory of a long geological timescale. Hand coloured engraving published 1849
Coral reef creating a lagoon. From Charles Darwin The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, London, 1842. The realisation of the long time scale entailed in the creation of islands
Coral island and circling coral reef creating a lagoon. From Charles Darwin The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, London, 1842