Rock Face Collection (#4)

Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite, Cal. c1897. Creator: Unknown
Bridal Veil Fall, Yosemite, Cal. c1897. The primary source of Bridalveil Falls is Ostrander Lake. The Ahwahneechee Native Americans called the waterfall " Pohono"

Tchechan Ali. Le Schah Fath Ali Et Ses Enfants, (Descendants of Fath Ali Shah), 1900
Tchechan Ali. Le Schah Fath Ali Et Ses Enfants, 1900. (Descendants of Fath Ali Shah). From " Autour du Monde - Fascicule VIII". [L. Boulanger, Paris, 1900 ]

France, Cahors. Along the Lot river

France, Rocamadour. Cliffside view of the town

St. Roberts Chapel, Knaresborough, 1902. Creator: Unknown
St. Roberts Chapel, Knaresborough, 1902. Robert of Knaresborough (St. Robert) (c. 1160- 1218) was a hermit who lived in a cave by the River Nidd, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire

Hydraulic Mining, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Hydraulic Mining, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Tourists crossing Lake Loen - view across to a huge glacier, Norway, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Tourists crossing Lake Loen - view across to a huge glacier, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Where the road creeps under the jutting cliffs by the waters of the Nerofjord, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Flood from a melting glacier at Rembesdal Falls, Norway, c1905. Creator: Unknown
Flood from a melting glacier at Rembesdal Falls, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

The seething waters of the mighty Voringfos, one of the largest waterfalls of Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Tomb of Artaxerxes I, c. 466-464 BC (photo)
XIR279376 Tomb of Artaxerxes I, c.466-464 BC (photo) by Achaemenid, (550-330 BC); Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran; (add.info.: Mausolee d Artaxerxes I; Artaxerxes I)

A Cannonade on the Matterhorn, from Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860 - 69, pub. 1871 (engraving), 1871

Chinese landscape, 16th century, (1886). Artist: Kano Masanobu
Chinese landscape, 16th century, (1886). From a painting on paper attributed to Kano Masanobu. A print from The Pictorial Arts of Japan, by William Anderson, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) at hunting, lithograph, published in 1884
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) at hunting. Lithograph, published in 1884

Agama (Agama agama) male, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Sunlight creating a rainbow in the spray of the Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, June 2008

Funerary Chamber Where Egyptian Mummies Awaited Resurrection, c1935. Luxor, Egypt. Funerary chamber. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Columns and Architrave Chiselled from the Rock with Wondrous Skill, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume III, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Walk to El Deir (the Monastery), Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

El Deir (the Monastery), Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Roman theatre, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD. The theatre dates from the 2nd or 3rd century

Tigers Nest Buddhist monastery, Bhutan. Buildings of the Buddhist monastery of Taktsang (Tigers Nest) precariously sited on a rocky ledge over 2000 feet above the valley floor

The Monastery, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Relief of Shapur I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. Shapur I was the second king of the Sasanian dynasty. He ruled Persia from 241 until 272

Relief of the investiture of Ardashir I, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran
Relief of the investiture of Ardashir, Naqsh-I-Rustam, Iran. This relief shows the investiture of the Sasanian Persian King Ardashir I by the god Ahuramazda

Tomb of Artaxerxes I, Naqsh-i-Rustam, Iran. One of the kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, Artaxerxes I ruled from 465 to 425 BC

Trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran
Detail of trilingual relief of Darius, Bisitun, Iran. This relief is the equivalent to cuneiform of what the Rosetta Stone represents to the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphics

The Treasury, Petra, Jordan. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Stanage Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Stanage Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2009. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Applecross Peninsula and Loch Kishorn, Highland, Scotland

Curbar Edge, Derbyshire, 2007. Curbar Edge is a gritstone outcrop in the Peak District. The area is popular with walkers and rock climbers

Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Climbers on Stanage Edge, Hathersage, Derbyshire, 1964. Stanage is situated on the moors to the north of Hathersage, and is visible from the Hope Valley; it stretches for a length of about six

Assyrian rock reliefs pitted by Chr hermit caves, Bavian, Iraq, 1977. The Assyrian king Sennacherib built an aqueduct to transport water from Bavian to his capital city, Nineveh, in c700 BC

Milford Sound, New Zealand South Island 11
Fiordland, New Zealand - 25 February 2019; Milford Sound is one of the scenic wonders of the world. It is a magnificent fjord of the appropriately named Fiordland

Doubtful Sound, New Zealand South Island 3
Fiordland, New Zealnd - 25 February 2019; Doubtful Sound is a magnificent fjord of the appropriately named Fiordland, located on the west of New Zealands South Island

Doubtful Sound, New Zealand South Island
Fiordland, New Zealnd - 25 February 2019; Doubtful Sound is a magnificent fjord of the appropriately named Fiordland, located on the west of New Zealands South Island

South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Sunrise over Mount Tibrogargan in Glass House Mountains of Queensland

Winifred falls, Royal National Park, NSW, Australia

Viti Crater, Northern Iceland
Viti is an explosion crater translated means Hell is located by the Krafla caldera in Northern Iceland. This image is shot using a drone

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Franz Josef Glacier at dawn in New Zealand

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Allans Beach on New Zealand's North Island

Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest and tallest stone Buddha statue in the world, carved into the rock face on the red, sandstone cliffs overlooking the confluence of the Min River

Mountain reflecting on an alpine lake with glowing yellow larch trees in the fall and blue sky and clouds, Banff National Park; Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

Glowing yellow larch trees in the fall along a mountain cliff framed by evergreen trees, with snow-covered mountain peak and blue sky in the background, Banff National Park; Lake Louise, Alberta

Sheer rock face and a horse walking through a stream below in a tranquil scene by a stream, Canyon De Chelly National Monument; Arizona, United States of America

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