Geologist Collection (page 9)

Sopwith Model VII: Surface denudation
This model shows the influence of surface denudation and faulting on otherwise flat, horizontal strata. The discontinuity between the beds as viewed at the surface can be seen

Sopwith Model X: Denuded basset of strata
This model shows undercut strata: when the layers of rock are inclined at a steeper angle than the eroded slope, the resulting vee pattern points downhill

Sopwith Model V: Dislocations of coal strata
This model shows that while very little coal may appear at ground level, coal seams (subject to faults and dislocations) can be found below the ground

Sopwith Model IV: Fallacious coal indications
This model depicts the scenario where from the surface an abundance of coal appears to exist, but there is actually very little quantity below

Sopwith Model III: Dislocation of strata
This model represents the side of a valley of denudation, with undisturbed horizontal beds of sedimentary rock when fully assembled

Sopwith Model I: Stratified rocks / denudation
Black lines in this model represent coal seams, between lighter shales and sandstones. When separated the lower section shows a gently inclined valley floor

Sopwith Model II: Coal strata nr Newcastle
Unlike the models of generic situations this representation of coal strata was specific to a particular surveyed location in England showing several thin, and mostly hidden, coal seams

Cover of Thomas Sopwiths Geological Model Set
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features

Thomas Sopwiths Geological Model Set
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879) was an eminent geologist and civil engineer who pioneered methods of representing geological features

BREUIL, Henri (1877-1961). French abbot. Archaeologist
Henri Breuil (1877-1961), often referred to as Abbe Breuil. French Catholic priest, archaeologist, anthropologist, ethnologist and geologist. Portrait

Karl Vogt - 2
KARL VOGT Swiss naturalist and geologist Date: 1817 - 1895

Benjamin Silliman
BENJAMIN SILLIMAN American chemist, geologist and naturalist, and promoter of science generally. Date: 1779 - 1864

John Phillips - 2
JOHN PHILLIPS geologist, President of the British Association, fellow of the Royal Society Date: 1800 - 1874

Roderick Imp. Murchison
Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON Geologist, director of the School of Science applied to Mining and the Arts (!) Date: 1792 - 1871

Hugh Miller and Stone
HUGH MILLER Scottish geologist, depicted in the act of examining a rock sample. with his autograph Date: 1802 - 1856

Hugh Miller Geologist
HUGH MILLER Scottish geologist with his autograph Date: 1802 - 1856

LADY LYELL wife of sir Charles Lyell, geologist Date: 19TH CENTURY

THOMAS JAGGAR (1871-1953). American geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Photograph, early 20th century

Thuringia Germany map 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

NICOLAUS STENO (1638-1686). Also known as Niels Stensen. Danish geologist, anatomist, and Roman Catholic bishop. Aquatint, 18th century

Sir Charles Lyell, 1875 (stipple engraving)
XJF486376 Sir Charles Lyell, 1875 (stipple engraving) by Jeens, Charles Henry (1827-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet)

Baron Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, 1878 (engraving)
KW441344 Baron Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, 1878 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne (b.1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from El Mundo en la Mano or The World in Your Hands)

Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1825 (engraving)
KW421829 Ulisse Aldrovandi, 1825 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Crabbs Historical Dictionary depicting Aldrovandi aka Aldrovandus or)

Charles Darwin, from Nuestro Siglo, published Barcelona, 1883 (litho)
KW378976 Charles Darwin, from Nuestro Siglo, published Barcelona, 1883 (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Henry Thomas De LA Beche, C. D. F. R. s
SIR HENRY THOMAS DE LA BECHE, C.D. F.R.S. F.G.S. F.L.S.; English geologist and palaeontologist who helped pioneer early geological survey methods, 1851 engraving

The Late Professor Phillips, Geologist, 1874

Annual report of the Geologist of Maryland. 1837-1840, US, America, 19th century engraving

Monsieur De Saussure, his son and their guides descending the Tacul glacier, 1790
XJF3037907 Monsieur De Saussure, his son and their guides descending the Tacul glacier, 1790 (watercolour) by L Eveque, Henri (1769-1832); Private Collection; (add.info)

Robert Jameson, engraved by J. Jenkins, from National Portrait Gallery, volume IV
KW272974 Robert Jameson, engraved by J. Jenkins, from National Portrait Gallery, volume IV, published c.1835 (litho) by Macleay

Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Leonce Elie de Beaumont, from Les Merveilles de la Science
KW2662534 Jean-Baptiste Armand Louis Leonce Elie de Beaumont, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

1272671; out of copyright

HORACE-BENEDICT SAUSSURE (1740-1799). Swiss physicist and geologist. Painting by Jean Pierre Saint-Ours (1752-1809)

JOHN STRONG NEWBERRY (1822-1892). American geologist and paleontologist. Photograph, late 19th century

RODERICK MURCHISON (1792-1871). Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Scottish geologist. Mezzotint, American, mid-19th century

RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON. Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871). British geologist. Caricature, 1870, by " Ape."

JOHN WESLEY POWELL (1843-1902). American geologist. Down the Grand Canyon with a camera, 1871. Photograph by E.O. Beaman for Major Powells United States Topographical

JOHN WESLEY POWELL (1834-1902). American geologist and ethnologist. Photographed c1885

SIR WILLIAM EDMOND LOGAN (1798-1875). Canadian geologist. Photographed in 1869

SIR CHARLES LYELL (1797-1875). British geologist. Photographed in 1855

KARL GILBERT (1843-1918). American geologist. Photographed in 1900

JAMES HUTTON (1726-1797). Scottish geologist. Oil on canvas, c1780, by Sir Henry Raeburn

JAMES DWIGHT DANA (1813-1895). American geologist and naturalist: photograph

THOMAS CHAMBERLIN (1843-1928). Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin. American geologist. Photographed c1897

The Volomanist. 18th century caricature probably aimed at Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819)
BALLOONING CARTOON. The Volomanist. 18th century caricature probably aimed at Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond (1741-1819), a French geologist, traveller and writer

Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. American geologist. Line engraving, c1875
F.V. HAYDEN (1829-1887). Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. American geologist. Line engraving, c1875

(1792-1871). Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Scottish geologist. Line engraving, English, 1866
RODERICK MURCHISON (1792-1871). Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Scottish geologist. Line engraving, English, 1866

Picture No. 10870136
Dinosaur tracks - Dr. Martin Lockley, geologist, professor at University of Colorado at Denver, with five parallel trackways of Apatosaurus (Brontosaurs). Date:

Picture No. 10870135
Dinosaur tracks - Dr. Martin Lockley, geologist, professor at University of Colorado at Denver, with five parallel trackways of Apatosaurus (Brontosaurs). Date:

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