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  • A family scene with a mother holding a sleeping baby and being shown a dead robin by one of her other children. Mezzotint by James Faed after R.T. Ross.
  • The painter and monk Fra Angelico kneels in prayer next to an easel painting of the Virgin. Engraving by John Le Conte after Peter Graham.
  • James Graham Marquess of Montrose about to mount the ladder to the gibbet in the marketplace of Edinburgh. Wood engraving by C. Roberts.
  • The history and statutes of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
  • Concerned? : Both the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the City Hospital offer counselling to help you decide about taking the HIV test, testing and advice once a result is available ...
  • Edinburgh, Greyfriars churchyard: the tomb of James Borthwick of Stow, carved with a skeleton and surgical instruments. Photograph, 19--.
  • Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Photograph by Barclay Bros., 1902.
  • Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Photograph by Barclay Bros., 1902.
  • A pack-horse carrying bribes is sent by Robert Walpole from Westminster to Edinburgh. Etching by Charles Mosley, 1740.
  • Edinburgh Royal Infirmary: laying of the foundation stone by the Prince of Wales, 1870. Coloured lithograph.
  • Drugs and AIDS : 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Wednesday, 17th May, 1989 : Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ.
  • Drugs and AIDS : 9.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Wednesday, 17th May, 1989 : Royal College of Physicians, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JQ.
  • Doctors receiving their degrees in a degree ceremony, Edinburgh. Wood engraving, 1845.
  • Doctors receiving their degrees in a degree ceremony, Edinburgh. Wood engraving, 1845.
  • King James VI of Scotland and I of England as a child, kneeling in front of an altar next to the tomb of his father, with his family behind him on the right. Engraving by G. Vertue, ca. 1743, after L. de Vogelaare.
  • King James VI of Scotland and I of England as a child, kneeling in front of an altar next to the tomb of his father, with his family behind him on the right. Engraving by G. Vertue, ca. 1743, after L. de Vogelaare.
  • Interior of a Kabuki theatre while a performance is in progress. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1858.
  • John Dalton shaking hands with Gerrit Moll, 1834, thanking him for defending British science. Coloured etching by Crichton.
  • John Dalton shaking hands with Gerrit Moll, 1834, thanking him for defending British science. Coloured etching by Crichton.
  • Dr Barclay's advocation to the proposed professorship of comparative anatomy supported and opposed: represented by him riding the skeleton of an elephant into the University of Edinburgh. Etching by J. Kay, 1817.
  • A Christian-Roman soldier is administered extreme unction by a priest. Etching by Beyer after N. Poussin.
  • Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer and Professor Albrecht Kossel in North Berwick after attending the 11th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Edinburgh. Photograph, 1923.
  • David MacLagan. Photograph after J. Watson-Gordon.
  • Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity / Drawn and engraved by J. & H.S. Storer, exhibiting remains of antiquity, public buildings, and picturesque scenery.
  • Views in Edinburgh and its vicinity / Drawn and engraved by J. & H.S. Storer, exhibiting remains of antiquity, public buildings, and picturesque scenery.
  • A doctor examining a disgruntled patient, John Bull, who is being reassured by his master. Lithograph by Crichton, 1834.
  • AIDS: the facts ... : What does Taking Care mean for you? / Lothian Health Board.
  • AIDS: the facts ... : What does Taking Care mean for you? / Lothian Health Board.
  • A physician in traditional costume on horseback. Ink drawing.
  • Soldiers representing the Church of Scotland ride into battle on horses against opponents of the Veto Act, which had given parishioners the right to veto ministers imposed by patrons of their parishes. Lithograph attributed to B.W. Crombie, 1843.