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Images

  • The Physic Garden, Chelsea: a view showing the pair of cedar trees, and the statue of Sloane in the centre of the garden. Lithograph by H. Warren after J. Fuge.
  • Astronomy: the surface of the moon. Engraving.
  • A brown bear climbing up a tree. Etching by J. Tookey after J. C. Ibbetson.
  • Japanese maple (Acer palmatum): branch with leaves. Watercolour.
  • City of Oxford: view from the river. Etching by Letitia Byrne.
  • The shepherds observe the newly-born Jesus Christ. Etching by Annibale Carracci, ca. 1606.
  • An incantatory ceremony in a village watched by men with spears. Watercolour by E. Alec-Tweedie, ca. 1920.
  • Nakhon Thom [Angkor Wat], Cambodia. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1866.
  • Old oak tree (Quercus species) in Windsor Forest. Charcoal drawing by G. B. (or B. G.), 1852.
  • Greenwich, with London in the distance. Lithograph by or after W. Westall, 1826.
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Works

  • view Gardens: a gardener tying the trunks of young trees to support posts. Engraving.
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    Gardens: a gardener tying the trunks of young trees to support posts. Engraving.

    | Reference: 496889i
  • view Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky, being observed by two men. Engraving, 1811.
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    Astronomy: a large, bright, comet in the night sky, being observed by two men. Engraving, 1811.

    | Date: 1811 | Reference: 46238i
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    Pittville Spa from the river and grounds, Cheltenham. Line engraving by W. Radclyffe after G. Dinsdale.

    Dinsdale, George, active 1808-1829. | Reference: 16655i
  • view Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.
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    Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

    | Reference: 22094i
  • view A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.
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    A fierce battle between the supporters of John Brown (Bruno), in favour of treatment with stimulants, and those of F.J.V. Broussais, in favour of bloodletting. Pen drawing.

    | Reference: 24101i
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