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  • Greenwich, with people in the foreground, London in the distance. Photo-lithograph by Dawsons after H. Dawson.
  • Coldbath Fields Prison, London: view from the north west to the south east, with St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Engraving, 1798.
  • [Undated handbill (London, betwen 1845 and 1877?) advertising an appearance by Thomas Goode, the American Colossus, "tallest of the human race, 7 feet 8 inches .. and only 18 years old" at Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, London].
  • Coldbath Fields Prison, London: view from the north west to the south east, with St Paul's Cathedral beyond. Engraving, 1798.
  • The giant Gog extricating the dwarf Xit from a bear in the Lions Tower at the Tower of London, watched by Queen Mary I. Etching by George Cruikshank.
  • [Undated handbill (London, 1851?) advertising an appearance by Joseph Gantonio, the young Italian giant, at Saville House, Leicester Square, London].
  • Saint Peter and Saint John heal the lame man. Engraving by B. Franco, il Semolei, after Raphael.
  • Crimean War: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert inspecting wounded guards at Buckingham Palace. Wood engraving by Smyth after [J.G.].
  • The Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London: the opening by Queen Victoria. Steel engraving by H. Bibby, 1851.
  • St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth: the entrance hall, with a statue of Queen Victoria. Wood engraving by [J. I.].
  • Politicians from the Opposition proceed down Whitehall to remove Sir Robert Walpole from office. Etching by F. W. Fairholt, 1848.
  • Greenwich Hill, with many visitors, London in the distance. Engraving by T. A. Prior.
  • Middlesex House of Correction: prisoners are sitting in a room sewing large pieces of cloth. Wood engraving by H.H. after M. Fitzgerald.
  • Middlesex House of Correction: prisoners sitting on long benches untangling bundles of twine (picking oakum); a guard raises his hand. Wood engraving. after M. Fitzgerald, 1874.
  • Two surgeons performing an operation; two nurses at their side. Lithograph by John Copley, 1911.
  • St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the receiving room with half-timbered houses to the right and fruit and vegetable vendors setting up stalls in the foreground. Coloured lithograph.
  • Her Majesty Queen Victoria visiting the London Hospital, Whitechapel: the Duke of Cambridge giving the loyal address. Wood engraving, 1876.
  • St George's Fields, Southwark: anti-Catholic rioters in the Gordon riots wielding sticks, displaying banners, and setting buildings on fire. Etching, 1780.
  • King Charles I: after his execution, Britannia points to his elevation into heaven by angels. Etching after J. Vanderbank.
  • Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries meeting at Somerset House, London. Engraving by H. Melville after F.W. Fairholt.
  • The London Hospital, Whitechapel: Queen Victoria returning in procession from the hospital. Wood engraving, 1876.
  • Life of Octavia Hill as told in her letters / edited by C. Edmund Maurice.
  • For eczemas in general practice it's a good general practice to prescribe Propaderm - first : Somerset House, Strand.
  • For eczemas in general practice it's a good general practice to prescribe Propaderm - first : Somerset House, Strand.
  • Queen Elizabeth I making her way to the Royal Barge moored at the quay, many courtiers, musicians, etc. either side. Engraving by H. C. Shenton after H. Melville.
  • Middlesex House of Correction: male prisoners treading on the boards of a treadmill: in the foreground others sit resting. Wood engraving by W.B. Gardner, 1874, after M. Fitzgerald.
  • John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.
  • John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.
  • John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.
  • John Dee performing an experiment before Queen Elizabeth I. Oil painting by Henry Gillard Glindoni.