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  • Tom Idle and a prostitute sit on a broken bed in a garret. Idle is startled by a cat falling down the chimney, but the prostitute is unmoved and admires a stolen earring. Engraving by Thomas Cook after William Hogarth, 1795.
  • Nepal; deforestation in the Khumbu, 1986. Stacked firewood outside a Sherpa house at Phakding (altitude 3200 metres). Also shown are carrying baskets (bottom right) and prayer flags attached to thin sticks stuck into the ground. In common with many smallholdings, the ground floor of the house is reserved for animals while the family lives upstairs. By the early 1980s, it was estimated that massive deforestation was contributing to the loss of 240 million cubic metres of topsoil in Nepal each year. Sherpas rely on wood for fuel but lack of chimneys in most homes contribute to the coughs and bronchial congestion common to most. Poor hygiene is prevalent because precious wood must be destroyed to create hot water.
  • You should see me on Sunday! : John Knight's Family Health Soap / John Knight Ltd.
  • Building: plans of the four floors of a town house, showing the layout of flooring joists. Engraving by G. C. Jenkinson, 1847, after M. A. Nicholson.
  • A ruined gateway, with weeds growing out of the top of the piers, labelled in a blind central window: "Greenwich Hospital". Pen drawing with wash.
  • The Queens' House, Greenwich: the southern elevation, with a scale of feet. Engraving by H. Hulsenbergh after C. Campbell, 1715.
  • An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Gorey School, Ireland: ground plans and architectural details with printed text. Wood engraving by C.D. Laing, 1844.
  • Cabinet-making: an architectural overmantel, elevations and sections. Etching by J. Verchère after himself, 1880.
  • The German Hospital, Dalston, London. Wood engraving by C. Dammann, 1864.
  • Engineering: a large harbour, with a pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Soho Manufactory, Soho, Birmingham. Line engraving by T. Radclyffe after F. Calvert.
  • St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the south side. Engraving by J. Peltro.
  • Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, an elevation of the great court, with a scale. Engraving by H. Hulsburgh after C. Campbell, 1715.
  • Royal Naval Hospital Greenwich, viewed from afar with many ships in the foreground. Watercolour.
  • A cynical doctor describes the contents of his new cough mixture. Coloured lithograph by C. Jacque, 1844.
  • Sir J. J. Guest. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1852, after R. Buckner.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.
  • London and the River Thames seen from the south, from Westminster to Greenwich. Wood engraving by F. J. Smyth, 1845.