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  • Astronomy: the Aurora Borealis, with a reindeer-drawn sledge in the foreground. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: visitors at Niagara Falls. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: whirlpools. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a volcano in eruption. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: avalanches of mud. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: mounds of volcanic dust. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: monsoons at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: coral reefs, in the tropics. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: men in a large cave, with torches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: men in a rowing boat, entering Fingal's Cave. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper, 18--.
  • Geography: a mirage in a marsh. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a halo around the sun, at the Pole. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: water spouts at sea, with rain. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: avalanches. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a table rock. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: birds and animals fleeing a prairie fire. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a snow bridge formed between two glaciers. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: hot springs in Iceland, with vegetation in the foreground. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: petrified waterfalls in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a mirage in the straits of Messina. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rock bridge formed by erosion. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: rapids in North America. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: eroded rocks in the sea. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a ship in an ice-field. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: sand-storms in North Africa. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: a gigantic iceberg at sea, dwarfing a sailing ship. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • A man and a child are travelling in a pony and trap. Etching (?) by Whymper.