Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Date
1694
Creator
Christopher Cole (Irish) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
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Material
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Subject
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Description
Landscape view of the Giant’s Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland, showing the formation of the interlocking basalt columns. A small map of the coastline in the lower left hand corner as viewed.
Inscribed ‘Philosophical Transcations. No: 212.’ ‘A Draught of the Gyants Causway which lyes near Pengorehead in the County of Antrim. By C: Cole: 1694.’ ‘A Draught of the coast which lyes in he district of Coleraine by Christo: Cole. 1694.’
Illustration to An Account of the Giants Causway in the North of Ireland: By the Reverend Dr. Sam. Foley. Answers to Sir Richard Bulkeley’s queries relating to the Giant’s Causway… Some notes upon the foregoing account of the Giants Causway… by T. Molyneux. Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol.18, issue 212 (August 1694) pp.170-182. The original paper without the illustration can be found in the Classified Papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/46 and recorded into the Register Book of the Royal Society RBO/7/110.
Samuel Foley (1655-1695) Irish clergyman, bishop of Down and Connor.
Richard Bulkeley (1660-1710) Irish politician, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1685.
Thomas Molyneux (1661-1733) Irish physician, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
Inscribed ‘Philosophical Transcations. No: 212.’ ‘A Draught of the Gyants Causway which lyes near Pengorehead in the County of Antrim. By C: Cole: 1694.’ ‘A Draught of the coast which lyes in he district of Coleraine by Christo: Cole. 1694.’
Illustration to An Account of the Giants Causway in the North of Ireland: By the Reverend Dr. Sam. Foley. Answers to Sir Richard Bulkeley’s queries relating to the Giant’s Causway… Some notes upon the foregoing account of the Giants Causway… by T. Molyneux. Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol.18, issue 212 (August 1694) pp.170-182. The original paper without the illustration can be found in the Classified Papers of the Royal Society CLP/9i/46 and recorded into the Register Book of the Royal Society RBO/7/110.
Samuel Foley (1655-1695) Irish clergyman, bishop of Down and Connor.
Richard Bulkeley (1660-1710) Irish politician, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1685.
Thomas Molyneux (1661-1733) Irish physician, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1686.
Related fellows
Richard Bulkeley (1660 - 1710, British
Irish) , Politician
Thomas Molyneux (1661 - 1733, Irish) , Physician
Thomas Molyneux (1661 - 1733, Irish) , Physician
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