Lowest Collection

Rome / Colosseum 1855
Plan of the various levels of the building : the lowest level is on the lower right, and the three higher levels are shown anti-clockwise

Sinanthropus, perhaps the lowest man known to science: excavating Choukoutien Cave where Peking Man dwelt 100, 000 years ago, and moulding his image. Date: 1939

Lots wife Pillar of Salt rock formation beside the Dead Sea, Jordan

Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving)
5237208 Punch cartoon: Taste for the Monstrous (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taste for the Monstrous)

Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng (engraving)
727483 Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of the Bastile, painted by Francois Flameng)

Sketches at the National Rifle Association Meeting and Camp on Wimbledon-Common (engraving)
1106789 Sketches at the National Rifle Association Meeting and Camp on Wimbledon-Common (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bow St, formerly known as Thieving Lane, a place of the lowest order and filth. Date: 1807

View of St. Louis with the lowest bridge on the Mississippi, United States of America. From Longmans New Geographical Readers, published 1892

English Cathedrals - Rochester - the West Door - Decorated arched Doorway. Part of Box 144 Boswell Collection - English Cathedrals Rochester is a town

Stork on the dole - falling birth rate in the 1920s
On the Dole! by David Wilson. Cartoon showing a stork feeling rather unemployed as he sits on a chimney pot above the roof tops of a snow covered town

Barren shoreline and salt water of the Dead Sea, Jordan

Salt deposits on the rocky shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordan

The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, 1787 (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF105852 The General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, 1787 (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway, with a Bluff on the Old Waggon Road; Vale, at the Head of the Lowest Navigable Stretch of the Fraser River, Canada, 1883

The Paulo Affonso Falls, San Francisco River, Brazil, 1881: the Lowest Fall on The
The Paulo Affonso Falls, San Francisco River, Brazil, 1881: the Lowest Fall on the South Shore, Showing the Point of Junction with the Main Body of the Stream

USA, California and Nevada, Death Valley National Park, Sand Dunes in Mesquite Flat, and Cottonwood Mountains in the background

Picture No. 10761739
Layers of salt at a shallow pool in the Death Valley at the Badwater Basin salt flats which is the lowest elevation in North America at 86m below sea level Date:

Fishermen hauling in their nets, Sea of Galilee (Lake Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret) the lowest freshwater lake in the world and largest freshwater lake in Israel

Arctic ice minimum extent, 2012 C014 / 2330
Arctic ice minimum extent. Diagram showing the Arctic polar ice cap at its annual minimum extent on 16th September 2012. The Arctic sea ice (white) reaches a minimum in September

Antarctic ozone hole, 2006
Antarctic ozone hole. Coloured satellite image of the reduced atmospheric ozone layer over Antarctica on 13th September 2007

Flooded salt flat in Death Valley, California, USA. This high volume of water is due to heavy rainfall during an El Nino event. Photographed at sunset

Peat cuttings on Scottish moorland. Peat bed on a moorland bog near Inver, looking to the Paps of Jura mountains. On the left is Beinn an Oir (785 metres), the highest peak

Lowest level of Mesopotamias oldest city
Discoveries at Eridu by Sayyid Fuad Safar during excavations of Tell Abu Shahrain. Eridu is the oldest, largest city in Mesopotamia

Pyne - a Baron
A BARON IN HIS CORONATION ROBES - Though he is the lowest of peers, he is still superior to you and me, and specially when togged up for a coronation ceremony

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"Exploring the Depths: Unveiling Humanity's Lowest Moments" Rome, 1855: The Colosseum stands as a haunting reminder of the lowest depths of human savagery, where gladiatorial battles once captivated audiences. Sinanthropus, an ancient hominin species discovered in China, represents perhaps the lowest known point in our evolutionary history. In a Punch cartoon titled "Taste for the Monstrous, " an engraving depicts society's fascination with the bizarre and grotesque – a reflection of our lowest aesthetic sensibilities. Francois Flameng's engraving captures the intense moment of the Capture of Bastille, symbolizing both oppression and revolution at their lowest points. Sketches from Wimbledon-Common reveal scenes from National Rifle Association meetings – a gathering that showcases humanity's obsession with weaponry at its most extreme. Bow St. , formerly known as Thieving Lane, serves as a grim reminder of London's past infested with crime and destitution – representing society at its absolute lowest order and filth. English Cathedrals like Rochester Cathedral display stunning architectural beauty but also remind us that even sacred spaces have witnessed humanity's darkest moments. A stork on welfare highlights falling birth rates during the 1920s - revealing societal concerns about declining population growth reaching new lows. The Pillar of Salt rock formation beside Jordan’s Dead Sea echoes Lot’s wife turning into salt when she looked back at Sodom and Gomorrah - reminding us how curiosity can lead to one’s downfall or transformation into something lifeless. Longmans New Geographical Readers' view shows St. Louis with its low bridge over Mississippi River - illustrating how engineering marvels can connect communities while simultaneously highlighting geographical features at their lowest points. The barren shoreline and saltwater expanse of Jordan’s Dead Sea serve as a stark reminder of nature's lowest offerings, where life struggles to thrive.