Images Dated 16th September 2008

16th century map of Venice

16th century map of Venice showing the lagoon. Venice is a coastal city in the north-east of Italy. The main bulk of Venice is in the upper frame of the image and the large canal at the left is the Grand Canal. The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography. Here the many islands on which Venice is built can be seen

© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Curtains of colored northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the night sky over

Curtains of colored northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the night sky over the arctic tundra on the coastal plain of ANWR at midnight on September 15, 2008

© Hugh Rose / DanitaDelimont.com

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USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Kinak Bay, Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Sow and Cubs

USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Kinak Bay, Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Sow and Cubs hunting for spawning salmon in stream on autumn morning

© Paul Souders / DanitaDelimont.com

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