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waterfalls: A place where water descends (falls, goes downwards) suddenly, vertically, creating visual effects considered pleasing to the eye. See also water, fountains, waves.

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Plate 6. Fall of the Teify.

Plate 6. Fall of the Teify.

History of Wales (1853)

Henry G. Gastineau painted this waterfall on the River Teify in 1832.

Samuel Fisher made an engraving based on this painting, although I am not sure if he did this version.

Keywords: rivers, trees, water, waterfalls

Places shown: Cenarth; Cardiganshire; Wales

Added: 2006-06-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Woodland Water

Woodland Water

England Beautiful (1936)

The book gives no further detail that I can find. A waterfall in a stream in a forest.

Keywords: water, waterfalls, forests, trees

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-05-22

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

1053.—Glasgow Cathedral.

1053.—Glasgow Cathedral.

Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

“As St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the chief specimen of Gothic architecture in Ireland, so is Glasgow Cathedral (Fig. 1053) the most perfect relic of the kind in Scotland, or anywhere else, in the opini [...]

Keywords: cathedrals, churches, towers, waterfalls, water, people, windows

Places shown: GlasgowGlasgow; Scotland

Added: 2007-01-22

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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