The land crab is a member of the family 'Gecarcinidae', and is remarkable for the curious modification…
Meridians of longitude are the imaginary vertical lines that run around the Earth. These lines divide…
This illustration shows a human leg (front view), and comparative diagrams showing modifications of…
This illustration shows the leg of a seal. P. Pelvis, FE. Femur, TI. Tibia, FI. Fibula, TA. Tarsus,…
Battle of Yorktown. One of the major battles between the British and Americans. It took place in Virginia…
Gunboats in the James River off the Virginia coast. Gunboats were boats used for carrying one or more…
Soldiers marching to Chancellorsville Virginia. The Battle of Chancellorsville was a seven day battle…
Civil War soldiers crossing Ely's Ford and the Rapidan river. Ely's Ford was a major battle of the river.…
American soldiers retreating across the Rappahannock river in Northwest Virginia. It shows an example…
Soldiers passing Generals Grant (left) and George Meade (right). Meade is best known for defeating Robert…
The Battle of Fort Steadman was one of the Confederacy's last attempts to besiege Petersburg, Virginia.…
The Le Puy Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy) facade or west front. It is a Roman Catholic cathedral…
View of the Piazza del Popolo looking west from the Pincian Hill. On the left are the twin churches…
"In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the two and twentieth day of the first month,…
The pug is a breed of small, short-haired lap dogs, probably of Oriental origin, and introduced into…
A group of Franks, mainly men with a couple of women and children, cross the Rhine River on a wooden…
An aerial view of the siege of Château Gaillard, also called the Saucy Castle. Construction of the…
"The seal Macrorhinus elephantinus or proboscideus, or Morunga proboscidea. It is the largest of the…
Illustration of the entrance of an igloo, built out of ice, partially underwater. A seal is swimming…
Leptonychotes weddelli. "A spotted seal of the southern and antarctic seas, belonging to the family…
"A press or stamp bearing dies on its jaws, or a die and a bed, for imprinting or embossing any device…
"A West-African kob antelope, Kobus sing-sing. —Whitney, 1889 This illustration shows the antelope…
"A circular box used for covering and protecting a seal. Old documents were commonly sealed by means…
Tetrapturus albidus. Also called a billfish or spearfish, "the dorsal fin is low or moderately developed,…