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  • Basalt formations, described as rocks of the Cyclops. Coloured etching by J. Chapman, 1798.
  • Three columns of basalt, with fragments. Aquatint, 1816.
  • Island of Staffa, Scotland: basalt formations. Etching by G. Riboldi.
  • Staffa Island: two seated men admiring the basalt formations. Photograph, 18--.
  • Geology: an outcrop of basalt columns by the sea. Engraving by J. Chapman.
  • Island of "Boo-Sha-La", near Staffa, Scotland: columns of basalt covering the island. Etching by G. Riboldi.
  • Relief en basalte
  • Idole Azteque en Basalte
  • Mexico: (above) a bust of an Aztec priestess or divinity, belonging to Mr. Dupé in Mexico; (below) an Aztec statuette of basalt deposited by Humboldt in Berlin. Coloured aquatint by G. Gallina ca. 1820.
  • Idole Azteque de Lorphyre basaltique
  • Rochers basaltiques et Cascade de Regla
  • Saint-Benoît, La Réunion, Indian Ocean: a waterfall in the Rivière des Roches, seen from the lowest of three water levels. Aquatint by G. Gallina, ca. 1819, after J.J. Patu de Rosemont.
  • Island of Mull, Scotland: a volcanic cirque. Etching by G. Riboldi.
  • Thomas Pennant and Fingal's Cave. Line engraving.
  • Bust of Sir Isaac Newton; c. 1770
  • Bust of Sir Isaac Newton; c. 1770
  • A. M. Valsalva, De aure humana tractatus,
  • A tripod, a copper vase and an Egyptian-style chair. Etching by L. Roccheggiani, ca. 1811.