Images Dated 23rd September 2002

16th century map of the British Isles
British Isles, 16th century Dutch map. This shows England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, though Ireland is not yet accurately mapped. Published in 1595, from work by Gerard Mercator

17th century map of the New World
Western Hemisphere, 17th century Dutch map. This shows the New World that was being discovered by Europeans exploring the Western Hemisphere of the Earth

Computer artwork showing planets of solar system
Solar system planets. Computer illustration of the planets of the solar system. The planets are (clockwise from upper left): Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Earth and Venus

A Beautiful Waterfall

Challenger II Tank on Exercise Med Man
Exercise Med Man, Batus training area, Canada. 2 RTR with Challenger 2

17th century map of South America
South America, 17th century Dutch map. This shows the new continent that was being discovered by European explorers. The shape is distorted because it had not yet been accurately mapped

Different spices for sale in a market stall in Torre del Mar, Costa del Sol, Malaga province, Andalusia, Spain, Southern Europe. Scanned slide, Europe

Australia-Nature-Zoo-Chameleon
A three-week old Jacksons Chameleon (L) climbs off a males horn at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, 23 September 2002

Acetobacter bacteria, SEM
Vinegar-forming bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Acetobacter aceti bacteria, which are used in the production of vinegar

17th century map of Japan
Japan, 17th century Dutch map. These lands had not yet been accurately mapped by Europeans, and the islands of Japan (centre to centre right) are much distorted

Mountain Range At Sunset

Golf Ball On Lip Of Cup

Spiders foot, SEM
Spiders foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph of the foot of a garden orb spider (Araneus diadematus). This common spider builds a large web that it uses to catch flying insects

Hen flea, SEM
Hen flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae), coloured scanning electron micrograph. This parasitic insect inhabits the nests of birds, usually those that nest in holes

Blood cells, SEM
Blood cells. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of red blood cells (erythrocytes, red) and a white blood cell (leucocyte, grey)

Computer chip, SEM
Computer chip. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of connecting wires on a computer chip. This is a Cyrix 486 chip. Magnification: x115 at 6x7cm size

Diatoms, SEM
Diatoms. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of two Campylodiscus hibernicus diatoms. These are aquatic unicellular algae that inhabit fresh water lakes and rivers

Calcium sulphate crystals, SEM
Calcium sulphate crystals. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of crystals of calcium sulphate (CaSO4), or gypsum. Calcium sulphate is used as plaster of Paris

Worker honeybees, Apis mellifera filling the hexagonal chambers of a frame with honey made from nectar

Computer artwork of human heart, abstract colours
Human heart. Computer artwork depicting a healthy human heart in abstract colours

16th century world map
World map. 16th century Dutch map of the western (left) and eastern (right) hemispheres of Earth. This shows the New World that was being discovered by Europeans exploring the Western Hemisphere

Monkshead flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers from two monkshead (Aconitum sp.) plants. Their roots are used in herbal medicine preparations for their painkilling (analgesic) properties

Peony flowers. 17th century artwork of two peony (Paeonia sp.) flowers (red) and stonecrop flowers (Sedum sp. lower left)

Rose flowers. 17th century artwork of four rose (Rosa sp.) plants and their flowers

Acanthus flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers of the spine acanthus (Acanthus spinosus) and some forget-me-not flowers (Myosotis scorpioides, upper left & right)

Columbine flowers. 17th century artwork of flowers from three columbine (Aquilegia sp.) plants. These plants are used in herbal medicine as diuretics (to encourage urination)

Morphine molecule
Morphine. Computer model of a molecule of morphine (C17.H19.N.O3). The atoms (spheres) of this drug are colour-coded: carbon (purple), oxygen (red), hydrogen (grey) and nitrogen (yellow)

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