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District of the Lakes (Otley, 1837)

Title: 'District of the Lakes' Creator: Jonathan Otley (1766-1856) Description: Manuscript geological colouring on a printed map issued by Jonathan…

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South coast of Java, Indonesia

Title: Südküste ostwärts von Rongkop ('South coast east of Rongkop') Creator: Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Winckelmann & Söhne Description: Lithograph of…

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Whale bones from Spitzbergen

Title: Various whales bones from Spitzbergen, Norway Creator: unknown Description: Albumen photograph of miscellaneous whale bones, including vertebra, found by…

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Valley of Gosau, Salzburg Alps

Title: Valley of Gosau, Salzburg Alps Creator: Charlotte Murchison (1788-1869) Description: Valley of Gosau, Salzburg Alps. Published caption states:”View of…

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Section of a [gold] mine, north of Orenburg, Russia

Title: Section of a [gold] mine, north of Orenburg, Russia Creator: Captain Gramavilof after Benedikt Franz Johann von Hermann Description:…

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Skull of a whale from Spitzbergen

Title: Skull of a whale from Spitzbergen, Norway Creator: unknown Description: Albumen photograph of part of a skull of a…

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North coast of Java, Indonesia

Title: Nordküste bei Samarang ('North coast at Samarang') Creator: Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Winckelmann & Söhne Description: Lithograph of the north…

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Map showing the distribution of cholera in London

Title: Map showing the distribution of cholera in London and its environs from June 27th-July 21st 1866 Description: In 1866 Britain…

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‘The Stranger’

Title: 'The Stranger', an erratic boulder Creator: Tannatt William Edgeworth David (1858-1934) Description: 'The Stranger' an erratic of granite, weighing…

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The Gigantic Greenland Whale

Title: The Gigantic Greenland Whale Creator: George Johann Scharf (1788-1860) Description: Print, 'Gigantic Whale, The Greenland whale (or Baloena Musculus)…