Strata Collection

William Smith Geological Map

Geological Strata 19C
A schematic representation of geology and palaeontology

Start or end of The Wash, Hunstanton Cliffs, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, and coastguard cottages, Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England

1838 Geological Map of England by Mantell
From Gideon Mantells " Wonders of Geology" 1839, drawn by his daughter Ellen

Sunset at Honeycomb Rock, Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1838 Mantells Geological Strata Section
An idealised geological section drawn by Gideon Mantell to accompany his book " Wonders of Geology" 1838. It shows the nomenclature in use during the early part of the nineteenth century

First geological map of Britain, 1815 C016 / 5683
First geological map of Britain, detail of the north east coast (figure 8). This map was published in 1815 by British geologist William Smith (1769-1839)

Geological unconformity on the river Jed. Plate 3 from Theory of the Earth (1795) Vol. 1, by James Hutton

1836 Buckland geology cross-section
Detail from a large folding hand coloured copperplate engraving in William Bucklands contribution to the Bridgewater Treatises " Geology

USA - The Wave, a breathtaking work of art, naturally carved in beautiful red
TD-1851 The Wave, naturally carved in beautiful red and yellow striated soft Navajo sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument

Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

Geological Map of Oxfordshire
Delineation of Strata of Oxfordshire by William Smith

Corona Arch, Moab, Utah, United States of America, North America

Kelloways Stone

UK, Dorset, Jurassic Coast, Burton Bradstock, Hive Beach and Cliffs

Pebbles on Nash Point, Monknash Coast, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June 2006

William Smiths Geological Map
Fig. 6 from Delineation of Strata of England and Wales (1815) by William Smith

USA - Detail of the rock wall at The Wave, a breathtaking work of art, naturally carved in beautiful red
TD-1847 Detail of the rock wall at The Wave, naturally carved in beautiful red and yellow striated soft Navajo sandstone. North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness

Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania C015 / 6429
Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania. This gorge (also called Oldupai Gorge) is famous for the fossils discovered here of extinct hominins that form part of the human evolutionary tree

Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strata
The earliest man tracked by a tooth: an astounding discovery of human remains in Pliocene strata. An artists vision of Hesperopithecus (the ape-man of the western world) and contemporary animals

The Mokee Dugway road descends from Cedar Mesa, in the Valley of the Gods, Utah, United States of America, North America

USA - The Wave, a breathtaking work of art, naturally carved in beautiful red
TD-1853 The Wave, North Coyote Buttes North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA A breathtaking work of art

Sedimentary rocks, blue lias, shale-limestone sequences, Lyme Regis, Jurassic coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watchet Cliff Strata
The curious cliff strata at Watchet, Somerset, England

Bridal Veil Falls in the fall, Uinta National Forest, Utah, United States of America, North America

Skin layers, SEM

Grand Canyon, from helicopter, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

USA, Utah, Zion National Park, Highway 9, Zion Park Boulevard

Engraving depicting a geological fold, which occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces
5309459 Engraving depicting a geological fold, which occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata

A chart of strata, layers of sedimentary rock or soil
5614336 A chart of strata, layers of sedimentary rock or soil; (add.info.: A chart of strata, layers of sedimentary rock or soil)

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

The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Picture No. 12480027
Red rock of the Grand Canyon seen from the South Date:

Natural Rock Pattern, Northumberland Coast, England

Natural Rock Pattern, Northumberland Coast, England

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, and coastguard cottages, Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England Date: 18-05-2010

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, seen from Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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People atop Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, seen from Cuckmere Haven, near Seaford, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Birling Gap, East Sussex, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Date: 19/06/2007

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Norway, Svalbard Archipelago, Spitsbergen, St. Johnsfjorden. Intricate geologic rock strata patterns. Date: 14/05/2009

Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

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Structures at a granite stone at glacier Gullybreen - Svalbard - Norway Date: 27-08-2019

Strata of the Earths crust (colour litho)
979403 Strata of the Earths crust (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A pictorial representation of the successive strata of the Earths crust with)

Cogmans Kloof, Montagu (Beyond the Tunnel) (b / w photo)
3092323 Cogmans Kloof, Montagu (Beyond the Tunnel) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cogmans Kloof, Montagu (Beyond the Tunnel)

Quarrying (engraving)
STC255662 Quarrying (engraving) by Rostagni, Francesco (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Italian, out of copyright

The Ancient Ruins of the Canyon de Chelle, 1873 (albumen print)
STC223383 The Ancient Ruins of the Canyon de Chelle, 1873 (albumen print) by O Sullivan, Timothy (1840-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Geology (colour litho)
3630380 Geology (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geology. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

View from the sea of the promontory, Capo dell Arco in the island of Ventotiene
1275115 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

Interior view of one of the deepest hollow ways cut by the torrents of the rain water
1275118 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

Cross-section of the earths crust, frontispiece from L Ecorce Terrestre
CHT236043 Cross-section of the earths crust, frontispiece from L Ecorce Terrestre: Les Mineraux by Emile With, 1874 (colour litho) by French School

Steps leading to the Celestial City, copy of an illustration from
STC202531 Steps leading to the Celestial City, copy of an illustration from Liber de Ascensu by Raymond Lully (c.1232-1315) 1512 used in a History of Magic

Remarkable Hills on the Upper Missouri, plate 34 from Volume 2 of
STC103853 Remarkable Hills on the Upper Missouri, plate 34 from Volume 2 of Travels in the Interior of North America, engraved by Friedrich Salathe (1793-1858) 1844 (aquatint) by Bodmer

Geological section of the artesian well of Grenelle, Paris, France (coloured engraving)
5233401 Geological section of the artesian well of Grenelle, Paris, France (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Section of a Parisian House (engraving)
670568 Section of a Parisian House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section of a Parisian House. Illustration for The Boys Own Magazine (Beeton, c 1865)

Coloured view of the strata of earth through which the tunnel passes (coloured engraving)
609608 Coloured view of the strata of earth through which the tunnel passes (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ideal cross-section of the earths crust, from a book by Dr. Rengade, c
CHT236042 Ideal cross-section of the earths crust, from a book by Dr. Rengade, c.1880 (coloured engraving) by French School

Remarkable Hills on the Upper Missouri, plate 35 from Volume 2 of
STC103854 Remarkable Hills on the Upper Missouri, plate 35 from Volume 2 of Travels in the Interior of North America, engraved by Friedrich Salathe (1793-1858) 1844 (aquatint) by Bodmer

View of a hollow road leading from the Grotto of Pausilipo to Pianura, Plate XXXX
1275119 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

View of a section of a part of the cone of Astruni taken at the entrance of this volcano
1275102 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

Coal-mine at Treuil, St Etienne, France, showing the trunks of fossil trees traversing the overlying strata of
967887 Coal-mine at Treuil, St Etienne, France, showing the trunks of fossil trees traversing the overlying strata of sandstone (engraving) by English School

Mining (engraving)
3650047 Mining (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mining. Illustrations of term relating to coal mining)

Petroglyphs at the Mouses Tank, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

The park road winding through colorful sandstone (hikers visible), Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Morning light on Elephant Rock, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

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

ROCK STRATA SECTIONS
A diagrammatic section showing the order of succession of rock strata in the earths crust

ROCK STRATA DIAGRAM
A diagram giving a detailed explanation of rock strata groups, their uses and localities

CRUIKSHANK - SOCIETY
An Outline of Society in Our Own Times Date: 1846

PORTLAND QUARRY: STRATA
PORTLAND Diagram showing rock strata at the quarries Date: circa 1830s

[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

Canada, Alberta, Icefields Parkway, Snow covered mountain escarpment

Norway, Svalbard, Pyramiden, Russian settlement, Derelict coal-fired power station at abandoned Russian mining settlement Pyramid

Norway, Svalbard, Billefjorden
Norway, Svalbard Lateral rock strata, scree slopes, band of Gysum near the base at fjordside

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England, East Sussex, Birling Gap, looking up at chalk cliff face showing various strata layers

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Nepal, Colorful layered mountains and eroded plateau along the route from Ghemi to Lo Manthang

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USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon. View across the Grand Canyon

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USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon. View across the Grand Canyon

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USA, Arizona, Grand Canyon. View across the Grand Canyon

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"Unveiling Earth's Layers: Exploring the Marvels of Strata" Discovering the Blueprint: William Smith Geological Map takes us back to the roots of understanding our planet's strata formations. Time Travel through Rocks: Delving into the 19th-century Geological Strata reveals a fascinating glimpse into Earth's ancient history. England Unearthed: The 1838 Geological Map by Mantell showcases the diverse geological wonders scattered across England, from The Wash to Hunstanton Cliffs. Nature's Artistry in Arizona: Behold The Wave, an awe-inspiring masterpiece carved naturally in vibrant red and yellow Navajo sandstone at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. A Tale of Continuity and Change: Witness a captivating geological unconformity on the river Jed, where time seems to pause and layers intertwine mysteriously. Pioneering Geology: Step back in time with Britain's first-ever geological map from 1815, offering insights into the nation's rich geological heritage. Oxfordshire Revealed: Explore every nook and cranny as you navigate through the intricate details of the Geological Map of Oxfordshire, uncovering hidden stories beneath our feet. Peering Into Earth’s Depths: Embark on a visual journey through time with Mantell’s detailed 1838 Geological Strata Section, unraveling eons-old secrets layer by layer. Buckland’s Cross-Section Chronicles: Immerse yourself in Buckland’s geology cross-section from 1836, revealing nature’s complex tapestry etched deep within our planet's core. Sunset Serenade at Honeycomb Rock: Bask in nature’s symphony as Elgol’s Honeycomb Rock bids farewell to another day amidst Skye Island's breathtaking Inner Hebrides landscape. Majestic White Guardians - Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs.