Gilbert Charles Stuart (born Stewart) (December 3, 1755 – July 9, 1828) was an American painter…
Illustration of a dodo bird skeleton. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to…
Joseph Gardner Swift, the first graduate of the United States Military Academy, was born on 31 December…
From the story "The Lieutenant's Island." The lieutenant rides an elephant proudly out of the jungle…
The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain. The temple was…
An illustration of a crwth on a 14th century seal. The crwth (in English crowd) is an archaic stringed…
There is another form of Egyptian temples called Typhons. They consist of a simple house in the shape…
The riddle in this "Riddle-seal of Oxford" is an 'ox' crossing a 'ford.' "A seal which contains a rebus,…
"Ancient Cretan sealing. An impression in clay used to seal vases and other receptacles, examples of…
The motto label is a found on the seal of the town of Schiltach, Germany. It has a Gothic inscription…
The Egyptian capital is the upper termination of the column with opened papyrus flowers. It is found…
The Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a seal in the Phocidae family of true or earless seals.
Marmorization of chalk beds by basalt. Island of Rathlin on coast of Antrim, Ireland.
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535) was an English lawyer, author, and statesman who…
"Fan-crest, about 1350. A form of crest common in the middle ages at different periods, as in the reign…
Work of the waves in cutting away rocky coasts. Successive stages in the destruction of the island of…
The Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus) is large seal in the Otariidae family of eared seals.
Kiwi, Apteryx australis, of the South Island, is lighter (than the Apteryx mantelli of North Island),…
"Nestor notabilis, the Kea of the south island of New Zealand, has olive-green plumage with blackish…
The Battle of Ball's Bluff is also known as the Battle of Harrison's Island or the Battle of Leesburg,…
Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker (1811 - 1861) who served for the state of Illinois in the U.S. House…
The Battle of Ball's Bluff is also known as the Battle of Harrison's Island or the Battle of Leesburg,…
Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824 - 1881) was an American soldier, railroad executive, inventor, industrialist,…
Bombardment and capture of Island Number 10 was an engagement at the New Madrid or Kentucky Bend on…
The Double Arrow sign may be used to advise road users that traffic is permitted to pass on either side…
The Double Arrow sign may be used to advise road users that traffic is permitted to pass on either side…
The Double Arrow sign may be used to advise road users that traffic is permitted to pass on either side…
The Double Arrow sign may be used to advise road users that traffic is permitted to pass on either side…
Basaltic rock is a common extrusive volcanic rock. Fingal's Cave is a sea cave composed of basaltic…
Sugar Loaf is a 75-foot-high landlocked rock or stack in the interior of Mackinac Island in Lake Huron.…
Arched rock is a natural limestone arch formed during the Nipissing post-glacial period, a period of…
A group of related genera is call a family. Schistocerca melanocera Stol from Charles Island. Locust…
A group of related genera is call a family. S. literosa Walker from Chatham Island. Locust taken on…
A group of related genera is call a family. S. melanocera lineata Snodgrass from Albemarle Island. Locust…
A group of related genera is call a family. S. melanocera immaculata Snodgrass from Indefatigable Island.…
"Brain of pig. Ol, olfactory lobe; A, B, C, frontal, occipital, and temporal lobes; C1, a portion of…
"Brain of chimpanzee. Ol, olfactory lobe; A, B, C, frontal, occipital, and temporal lobes; C1, a portion…
Color flag of American Samoa. Blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side…
Black and white outline flag of American Samoa. Blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based…
Color flag of Christmas Island. Territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly;…
Black and white outline flag of Christmas Island. Territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist…
Color flag of Cook Islands. Blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large…
Black and white outline flag of Cook Islands. Blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side…
Color flag of Cyprus. White with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus is derived…
Black and white outline flag of Cyprus. White with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name…
Color flag of Morocco. Red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known as Sulayman's (Solomon's)…
Black and white outline flag of Morocco. Red with a green pentacle (five-pointed, linear star) known…
Color flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large…
Black and white outline flag of Norfolk Island. Three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and…
Color flag of Slovenia. Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Slovenian…
Black and white outline flag of Slovenia. Three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red,…
Color illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states of Delaware,…
Black line illustration of a 13 Star United States flag. The original 13 stars represent the states…
"Atolls. A coral island commonly consists of a narrow rim of reef, surrounding a lagoon." -Dana, 1880
"represents a section of an island, from the ocean (o) to the lagoon (l). On the ocean side, from o…