Strata Collection

Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Nova Scotian Goldfields: horizontal formation of auriferous quartz at Laidlaw's Farm, [Canada], 1862. Engraving of a photograph by Captain W. D. Tompson, of the 17th Regiment

Village of Nizhnii Gunib in Dagestan, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Village of Nizhnii [or Nizhny] Gunib in Dagestan, between 1905 and 1915. {/33310/}, leader of the Chechen and Daghestani tribes, made his last stand against the Russians at Ghunib

The Sweet Water Fountain, 1853-56. Creator: John Dillwyn Llewelyn
The Sweet Water Fountain, 1853-56

[Rocks in the Auvergne], 1854, printed 1979. Creator: Edouard Baldus
[Rocks in the Auvergne], 1854, printed 1979

[Rocky Inlet with Seascape], 1870s. Creator: Francis Bedford
[Rocky Inlet with Seascape], 1870s

Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Arizona, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Arizona, c1897. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon river valley in the Colorado Plateau was Garcia Lopez de Cardenas from Spain, in 1540

The Succession of Life in the Rocks, 1935
The Succession of Life in the Rocks, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, 1776
View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, Plate XXXX, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Interior of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water
Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXIX

View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene, 1776
View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene, Plate XXXI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

View into the Valley, Atrio di Cavalio, 1776
View into the Valley, Atrio di Cavalio, Plate XXXIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano, 1776
View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano, Plate XIX, . from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies

Section of a part of the cone of the Mountain of Somma, 1776
Section of a part of the cone of the Mountain of Somma, Plate XV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)

Cone of Venus covered with snow, 1776
Cone of Venus covered with snow, Plate V, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving). 1

Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli in 1183, Charles Lyell (1853). Artist: Charles Lyell
Temple of Serapis at Puzzuoli in 1183, Charles Lyell (1853). Frontispiece of the ninth edition of Principles of Geology, Charles Lyell, London, 1853, showing how it had slowly subsided

Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. Artist: Charles Lyell
Strata of red sandstone, slightly inclined, Siccar Point, Berwickshire 1852. It is illustrating nonconformable strata, and so long time scale

Fossil of a crinoid lily
Fossil of the crinoid lily Periechinocrinus, from the Silurian strata in England

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)

Folding of rock strata, 1671. Diagram from Danish geologist Nicolaus Stenos Prodromus (1671), showing how rock strata can fold and give different formations

Geology and Palaeontology, c1880. Diagram showing geological eras and periods with the rock strata associated with each (right) as well as the types of flora and fauna alive at the time

Sedimentary rocks showing their strata ? shales and limestones

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