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FLO4659760: Cresson Alenois (Lepidium sativum) Coloured copper prints from a drawing by B. Thanner by Johannes Zorn “Afbeeldingen der Artseny-Gewassen”” (Icons de plantes medicinales) published by Jan Christiaan Sepp in 1796. Zorn (1739-1799) was a German pharmacist and botanist who travelled all over Europe looking for medicinal plants. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4659888: China - Yellow River Delta 1989 - China - Yellow River delta in 1989 - The Huang He is the second longest river in China and the most sediments-loaded river in the world. On his journey from Tibet, he erodes more than a million tons of sediments every year and takes on alluvial or his nickname the Yellow River. It flows into the Yellow Sea, via the Gulf of Bohai, where its delta extends over 36,000 km. Image obtained by the Landsat 5 satellite in 1989. China's Huang He (Yellow River) is the most sediment - filled river on Earth. In the lower reaches, where the current slows, the natural accumulation of sediment in the riverbed has caused the river to change course often in the past. Since the mid-nineteenth century, however, the lower reaches of the river and the delta have been extensively engineered to control flooding and to protect coastal development. This natural - color image from Nasa's Landsat 5 satellite shows the Yellow River Delta at the river mouth in 1989. In 1989, the river's main channel emptied into the Bohai Sea in a southeast - bending arc / Bridgeman Images
PIX4659912: Pekin seen from the Space Station in 2005 - Beijing from the International Space Station in 2005 - Pekin seen in February 2005 from the International Space Station. The large city Beijing (Peking), China is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao on the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661230: Pink hedge rose, Rosa aggrestis variety, Rose of the hayes with pink flowers. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661241: Myrtle-leaved hedge rose, Rosa aggrestis variety, Rose des Hayes with Myrtle leaves. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661329: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variety: May Rose. (Rosa cinnamomea maialis). Wild flower growing throughout Europe. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661391: Lady Banks rose, Rosa banksiae var. alba-plena. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661401: The eruption of the volcano Sarychev (Russia) seen from space - Erupting Sarychev volcano seen from space - Sarychev volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the chain of Kuril Islands (Russia). This image obtained from the International Space Station on 12 June 2009 shows it eruption with its plume of ash and smoke that rises several kilometres of altitude. View of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and it is located on the northwestern end of Matua Island / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661442: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variete: Evrat Rose (Rosa evratina). Origin Unknown, from Dutch greenhouses and gives to Monsieur Evrath before 1824. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661446: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variete: Hairy Rose has the smell of Terebenthine (Rosa Villosa Terebenthina). In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661462: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variety: Rose with soft leaves. (Rosa mollissima flora submultiplici). Rose mollis variety, before 1821. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661464: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variete: India Rose with almost violet flowers (Rosa indica subviolacea). Cultivated by M. Ternaux around 1812. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661467: Lelier's Four Seasons rose, La Quatre Saisons Lelieur, Rosa damascena var. bifera. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661503: Botanical Board, Flower, Rose Variete: The Cherry Eglantier (Rosa eglanteria sub rubra) repertorie in the greenhouses of Monsieur Vilmorin, circa 1820 and obtained by the seeds of the yellow rose foetida. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661514: Botanical Plate, Flower, Rose Variety: Gemstone-flowered Rose. (Rosa geminata). Discovered by Professor Rau, near Wurzburg, Germany before 1820. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661528: Amanite kills fly or false oronge (Amanita muscaria) poisonous. Chromolithography by H. Furrer, based on an illustration by Fritz Leuba (1848-1910), in Les champignons edibles et les especes veneneuses with which they could be confused, published by Delachaux and Niestle, in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in 1890. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661535: Botanical Plate, Flower, Rose Variete: Rose of the Alps with variegato flowers (Rosa alpina flora variegato). Introduced in France around 1813 de Poilpre. In “” Les Roses”, Volume 2 by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840), 1828. Copper engraving, hand-coloured print, in-octavo book format., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661536: Meteor Crater - Arizona - USA - Impact Crater Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA. This crater measures 1,200 metres in diameter and 180 metres in depth. It would have formed about 50,000 years ago as a result of the impact of an asteroid 30 to 50 meters in diameter. A panorama of Meteor Crater, near Flagstaff, Arizona. It was formed about 50,000 years ago following the impact of a 30 to 50 meter diameter asteroid; its diameter currently stands at 1,2 km and its depth is about 180m / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661538: Tibet Plateau seen by Space Shuttle - The Tibetan plateau from space - South-eastern part of the Tibet Plateau, seen from Space Shuttle Columbia on October 20, 1993. Lower left is Lake Namco, the highest dirty lake in the world. The southeast portion of the high Tibetan Plateau, called the Northern Plain by the Chinese, is seen in this southwest - looking, high - oblique photograph taken by astronauts in the space shuttle Columbia in october 1993. Many great rivers originate in the Tibetan Plateau - - Indus, Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Salween, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow. The plateau has no river system; however, it has numerous brackish lakes, some of which are visible in this photograph. Saline Namco Lake (southeast corner of photograph), the largest lake in Tibet, covers 950 square miles (2461 square kilometers) and sits at an altitude of 15 180 feet (4630 meters) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661575: Grisette or vaginal alanitis or garic (Amanita vaginata, Agaricus vaginatus) edible. Chromolithography by H. Furrer, based on an illustration by Fritz Leuba (1848-1910), in Les champignons edibles et les especes veneneuses with which they could be confused, published by Delachaux and Niestle, in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in 1890. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4661590: Agaric panthere (Amanita pantherina, Agaricus pantherinus) venous. Chromolithography by H. Furrer, based on an illustration by Fritz Leuba (1848-1910), in Les champignons edibles et les especes veneneuses with which they could be confused, published by Delachaux and Niestle, in Neuchatel, Switzerland, in 1890. / Bridgeman Images
FLO4658072: Woman of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. She wears the traditional black mantilla veil and basquina dress over a white petticoat and carries a fan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827., Gatine, Georges Jacques (1773-1831) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4658086: Woman of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. She wears the traditional black mantilla veil trimmed with blue check and tassels, black basquina dress, and carries a fan. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827., Gatine, Georges Jacques (1773-1831) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4658100: Dancer of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. In a dress for the fandango or bolero with short petticoat, tight corset, and hair tied up in ribbons. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827., Gatine, Georges Jacques (1773-1831) / Bridgeman Images
FLO4658122: Woman of Valencia, Spain, 19th century. She wears a veil hanging from her bignon hair, a tight corset, lace sleeves, decorated petticoats, see-through apron, and carries a basket. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by Louis Marie Lante from Costumes of Various Countries, Costumes de Divers Pays, Paris, 1827., Gatine, Georges Jacques (1773-1831) / Bridgeman Images