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A mat-making couple. Gouache drawing.

A king holding court. Ink drawing.

Transplanting of teeth.

Basket weavers. Gouache drawing.

Page 159: two images of women in their traditional costume. Watercolour drawing.

A man administers a clyster to a greedy little boy who is laying across his mothers lap, his two siblings watch the scene with amusement. Engraving by J. Ouvrier after J.E. Schenau.

A rich physician feels the pulse of a poor, sick patient; he tells him he is fine. Coloured stipple engraving by J.J. after E.J. Pigal, c. 1840.

A Patanee couple. Gouache drawing.

Above Bar Street, Southampton, Hampshire. Coloured engraving by P. Brannon, 1846.

Hindu basket maker and wife. Gouache drawing.

The ragged trousered philanthropists / Robert Tressell ; edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Miles.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

The origin of the distinction of ranks; or, an inquiry into the circumstances which give rise to influence and authority in the different members of society. By John Millar, Esq. Professor Of Law In The University Of Glasgow.

People causing a nuisance by smoking in the street. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1827.

Collier and wife. Gouache drawing.

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The ragged trousered philanthropists / Robert Tressell ; edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Miles.

An insane man (Tom Rakewell) sits on the floor manically grasping at his head, while two attendants manacle his legs: his lover, Sarah Young, cries in distress, they are surrounded by lunatics at Bethlem hospital, London. Engraving by H. Fernell after W. Hogarth, 1735.

The origin of the distinction of ranks; or, an inquiry into the circumstances which give rise to influence and authority in the different members of society. By John Millar, Esq. Professor Of Law In The University Of Glasgow.

People causing a nuisance by smoking in the street. Coloured etching by H. Heath, 1827.

Collier and wife. Gouache drawing.