Images Dated 16th September 2008

16th century map of Venice

16th century map of Venice showing the lagoon. Venice is a coastal city in the north-east of Italy. The main bulk of Venice is in the upper frame of the image and the large canal at the left is the Grand Canal. The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museums holds maps which were commissioned between 1578 and 1580 to show the regions of Italy and territories of the church. The maps are based on the work of Ignazio Danti, a 16th century Italian priest, mathematician, astronomer and cosmographer, and are an important record of 16th century geography. Here the many islands on which Venice is built can be seen

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Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea clavata) on rock face covered with Yellow encrusting anemones

Gorgonian coral (Paramuricea clavata) on rock face covered with Yellow encrusting anemones (Parazoanthus axinellae) sponges and corals, Horsehead, Lavezzi Islands, Corsica, France, September 2008

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Anthozoans, Cnidarians, Corals, Europe, France, Invertebrates, Linda Pitkin, Marine, Mediterranean, Parazoanthus Axinellae, Sea Fans, Sponges, Temperate, Underwater, Vertical, Wwe, Zoanthids

A Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicle

A Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicle, during the Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) Equipment Demonstration at Salisbury Plain in September 2008.
Mastiff is a heavily armoured, 6 x 6 wheel-drive patrol vehicle which carries six people, plus two crew.
The demonstration displayed the full range of equipment in use by the Army, on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

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