Rocks Collection (page 55)

Suspension bridge to the South Stack lighthouse near Holyhead, Wales, c1860. Designed by David Alexander, the 91 foot lighthouse was completed in 1809

Miners blasting, 1879. The men are sheltering behind rocks as the dynamite charge they have set is detonated. (Paris, 1879)

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885. Workers in underground galleries putting cartridges of dynamite into position in preparation for the blowing up Flood Rock

Blowing up Flood Rock, 1885, (1886). Engraving made the year after the explosion. The rock was part of the Hell Gate Rocks complex which prevented large vessels reaching New York Harbour

Moses Strikes the Rock, and Christ in the Garden, early Christian Sarcophagus, 4th century

Moses strikes the Rock, for water in the desert, Early Christian Sarcophagus, c4th century. Early Christians sarcophagi are those Ancient Roman sarcophagi carrying inscriptions or carving relating

Areopagus Hill seen from the Acropolis, Athens, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Areopagus Hill seen from the Acropolis, Athens, c20th century. The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens

Standing and Reclining Buddha, 12th century, Gal-Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. (20th century). Artist: CM Dixon
Standing and Reclining Buddha, 12th century, Gal-Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. (20th century). Cut from rock-face, during the regn of King Parakramabahuin in the 12th century

Sigiriya Gardens below Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Sigiriya Gardens below Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka. 20th century. Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress of historic and archaeological significance

The Agglestone on Godlingstone Heath, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Agglestone on Godlingstone Heath, Dorset, 20th century. Agglestone Rock, also known as the Devils Anvil, is a tertiary sandstone block of about 400 tonnes weight

Guillemot Preening Feathers Following Oil Spill, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Guillemot Preening Feathers Following Oil Spill, Cornwall, 20th century. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas

Kaldakvisl with a view towards Hofsjokull (ice-cap), Central Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Kaldakvisl with a view towards Hofsjokull (ice-cap), Central Iceland, 20th century. Hofsjokull is the third largest glacier in Iceland and the largest active volcano in the country

Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Corries in the Black Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. A corrie, is the Scottish term for the French word Cirque used to describe a valley, land formed by glacial erosion

The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillin and Loch Scavaig near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
The Black Cuillins across Loch Scavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland, 20th century. The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of gabbro

Basalt cliffs beside Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Basalt cliffs beside Dettifoss, North Iceland, 20th century. Dettifoss is a waterfall in Vatnajokull National Park in Northeast Iceland, and is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe

Waylands Smithy, 36th century BC
Waylands Smithy, a Neolithic Long Barrow, 36th century BC

Rock-cut tombs in Nea Paphos, 4th century BC
Rock-cut tombs in Nea Paphos, used from the late bronze age to Hellenistic times as burial places for rich traders, etc. Known locally as the Tombs of the Kings, 4th century BC

Looking down to the Royal Tombs in Petra, from the Wadi el Deir

Nabatean Theatre, 1st century
Nabatean Theatre, cut out of solid rock and displaying Roman influence, 1st century

Oil pollution in Cornwall

Brimham Rocks near Pately Bridge in Yorkshire. This shows wind erosion of horizontally-bedded sedimentary rock

The Dancing Bear, Brimham Rocks near Pately Bridge in Yorkshire. This shows wind erosion of horizontally-bedded sedimentary rock

View of Tunisian Desert near Tozeur, from Belvedore Rock

Fossils in Jurassic rocks from Chippenham, Wiltshire. Now in the British Museums collection

Black guillemot
A black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

Greater black back gull (Larus Marinus)

Razorbill (Alca torda)

Redstart with insect
Redstart (Phoenicurus Phoenicurus) with insect

Roman terracotta Campana plaque showing Theseus lifting a huge rock
Roman decorative terracotta relief, with a depiction of Theseus lifting the rock to find his fathers sword, from the British Museums collection.Roman terracotta Campana plaque showing Theseus lifting

The Wave, 1867-1869. Artist: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)
The Wave, 1867-1869. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

The Sea, 1867. Artist: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)
The Sea, 1867. Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

The Grounds of the Chateau Noir, um 1900-1904. Artist: Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906)
The Grounds of the Chateau Noir, um 1900-1904. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Sri Lankan carving of Anuradhapura Parjanya and his horse Agni, 6th century
A carving of Parjanya and his horse Agni, on the rock face at Isurumuni, a sacred site at Anuradapura in Sri Lanka, 6th century

Port-Goulphar, Belle-Ile, 1887. Artist: Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
Port-Goulphar, Belle-Ile, 1887. Found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Ascetic rock-shelters for Buddhist monks in Anuradaphura, 2nd century BC
Ascetic rock-shelters (Vessagirya) for Buddhist monks at Anuradaphura in Sri Lanka, 2nd century BC

Rock-cut tombs in Telmessos Lykian, 4th century BC
Rock-cut tombs in the ancient city of Telmessos Lykian, above the town, 4th century BC

Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Artist: Claude-Joseph Vernet
Storm at the Sea, 1740s. Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-1789). Found in the collection of the Museum of Western and Oriental Art, Kiev

Tomb of the Kings on Cyprus, 3rd century BC
Tomb of the Kings, rock cut burial chambers, at Paphos on Cyprus, 3rd century BC

Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). Artist: Alexander von Kotzebue
Army of Alexander Suvorov crossing the St Gotthard Pass, September 1799 (19th century). In 1799 and 1780, General Alexander Suvorov commanded a Russian army in campaigns against the French in

Portal-grave known as the Lobby in Carrickglass in Sligo

Waterfall in Iceland
A waterfall in north Iceland

Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, 19th century
Haida Native American tobacco-pipe, carved from Argillite, showing the legend of the Fisherman and his Wife. Currently in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, 19th century

Fossil Fish
An Acanthonemus Subaureus (Blainville). A rare extinct form, related to the Cavallas and Pampanos. From the tertiary strata

Sample of Moon Rock brought back by Apollo 14, 1971
A sample of basalt brought back by Apollo 14 on 5th February 1971. Sample no. 14306

Cross-section of the Brocken, Harz Mountains, Germany, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, showing geological strata, 1823
Cross-section of Headen Hill, near Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, England, showing geological strata, 1823. From Nature Displayed by Simeon Shaw. (London, 1823)

Geological strata from Sheffield to Castleton, Yorkshire, England, 1815. From An Introduction to Geology by Robert Bakewell. (London, 1815)

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