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  • A white man in Brazil whipping a black man who has been tied up and lies before him on the ground. Chalk lithograph after J.B. Debret.
  • A woman and a man make gestures advertising safe sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Ministério da Saúde, Brazil, Programa Nacional de controle das DST/AIDS, ca. 1995.
  • Recife, Brazil: a street with men in high hats and uniform pointing out with long sticks the slaves they wish to purchase. Aquatint by Edward Finden after Augustus Earle.
  • Coloured condoms and streamers representing the carnival in Brazil; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the Ministério de Saude Programa Nacional de Controle das DST/AIDS. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Two identical chicks representing the difficulty in distinguishing between those who have AIDS and those who do not; an advertisement by the Grupo de Apoio à Prevenção à AIDS, Gapa/BS, Brazil. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Two identical doves apparently asleep representing the difficulty in distinguishing between those who have AIDS and those who do not; an advertisement by the Grupo de Apoio à Prevenção à AIDS, Gapa/BS, Brazil. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Brazil: a member of the Von Wied expedition is digging into a turtle's nest to get at the eggs, another man wearing a long cape and a hat (Maximilian Prinz von Wied?) stands nearby, watching. Etching by W. Read.
  • A naked woman with her eyes shut and her arms crossed by her neck representing a woman in love; an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS. Colour lithograph for the Ministério da Saúde, Brazil, Programa Nacional de Controle das DST/AIDS, ca. 1995.
  • Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean / by Captain David Porter, in the United States frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814. Containing descriptions of the Cape de Verd Islands, coasts of Brazil, Patagonia, Chili, and Peru, and of the Gallapagos Islands.
  • Journal of a cruise made to the Pacific Ocean / by Captain David Porter, in the United States frigate Essex, in the years 1812, 1813, and 1814. Containing descriptions of the Cape de Verd Islands, coasts of Brazil, Patagonia, Chili, and Peru, and of the Gallapagos Islands.
  • Justicia carnea Lindl. Acanthaceae. Brazilian Plume flower, Flamingo flower. Shrimp plant. Tender shrub. Distribution: Atlantic coast of Brazil. Named for James Justice (1698-1753) Scottish horticulturist, lawyer, 'tulip maniac' (Desmond, 1977). Asian species of Justicia are noted to be toxic and contain cytotoxic compounds which inhibit virus replication (Wiart, 2006) Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Solanum atropurpureum Schrank Solanaceae. Purple Devil. Purple-spined Nightshade. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Brazil. This ferociously spined plant contains tropane alkaloids, atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine. All are anticholinergic and block the acetylcholine mediated actions of the parasympathetic nervous system. While the alkaloids are used in medicine and as an antidote to anticholinergic nerve gas poisons, the plant itself is not used in medicine. Its sharp spines can be irritant. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Erythrina crista-galli L. Fabaceae. Cockspur coral tree. Distribution: South America. The national tree of Argentina, its flowers are pollinated by perching birds unlike many other species which are pollinated by humming birds. An extract from the bark is used as a powerful soporific, also as a gargle for sore throats and in the treatment of cuts, rheumatism and hepatitis, in Brazil (Mors, 1998). The seed contains the alkaloid beta-erythroidine. Analgesics, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory substances are being sought from the leaves. Curare-like action in rats has been reported from the seeds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Erythrina crista-galli L. Fabaceae. Cockspur coral tree. Distribution: South America. The national tree of Argentina, its flowers are pollinated by perching birds unlike many other species which are pollinated by humming birds. An extract from the bark is used as a powerful soporific, also as a gargle for sore throats and in the treatment of cuts, rheumatism and hepatitis, in Brazil (Mors, 1998). The seed contains the alkaloid beta-erythroidine. Analgesics, antimicrobial and anti inflammatory substances are being sought from the leaves. Curare-like action in rats has been reported from the seeds. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Os serviços de saúde publica no Brasil : especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro : de 1808 a 1907 / organisado pelos P. e C. Barbosa de Rezende, por do ordem do O. Gonçalves Cruz.
  • Os serviços de saúde publica no Brasil : especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro : de 1808 a 1907 / organisado pelos P. e C. Barbosa de Rezende, por do ordem do O. Gonçalves Cruz.
  • Os serviços de saúde publica no Brasil : especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro : de 1808 a 1907 / organisado pelos P. e C. Barbosa de Rezende, por do ordem do O. Gonçalves Cruz.
  • Os serviços de saúde publica no Brasil : especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro : de 1808 a 1907 / organisado pelos P. e C. Barbosa de Rezende, por do ordem do O. Gonçalves Cruz.
  • Os serviços de saúde publica no Brasil : especialmente na cidade do Rio de Janeiro : de 1808 a 1907 / organisado pelos P. e C. Barbosa de Rezende, por do ordem do O. Gonçalves Cruz.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; a view of the hospital building and surrounding countryside. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; the landing and observation point for a small isolation hut. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; a young male plague patient lying on a bed, being treated by members of the medical team. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; the interior of one of the wards, with plague patients by their beds. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; a plague patient in bed, viewed from behind, his head supported by a member of the medical team. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; naked male plague patient being helped to his feet by medical staff. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; a male plague patient lying on a bed being treated by a member of the medical team. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • Seamen's Hospital for infectious diseases in Jurujuba, Rio de Janeiro; a young male plague patient lying on a bed, viewed from the side. Photograph, 1904/1911.
  • A woman with twisted plaits, wearing a necklace of coloured condoms, holds up a condom packet with a smile; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Gapa RS. Colour lithograph by Sandra Bordin, ca. 1996.
  • Firemen standing around the circumferance of a large orange condom as though it was a safety net; a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Gapa RS. Colour lithograph by Chitolina, ca. 1996.
  • A gay man places his fingers in the bottom of another man representing a safe-sex and AIDS prevention advertisement by Gapa Minas Gerais. Colour lithograph by Daniela Goulart and Geraldo Valério ca. 1997.