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  • 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.
  • Sir J. J. Guest. Mezzotint by W. Walker, 1852, after R. Buckner.
  • Greenwich, with people in the foreground, London in the distance. Photo-lithograph by Dawsons after H. Dawson.
  • Left, the sun depicting Disraeli is setting on a devastated land; right, the sun depicting Gladstone is rising, bringing hope and a blooming economy. Lithograph, 1879.
  • The factories of Lees' woollen manufacturers, Galashiels. Engraving by W.H. Lizars.
  • A young couple with their daughter; advertising the One-child policy as essential for prosperity in China. Colour lithograph, 198-.
  • A healthy horse, representing the healthy effects of free trade. Coloured lithograph by J. West Giles after Sir E. Landseer.
  • Building materials marching out of London and forming new built-up areas in the countryside. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1829.
  • Henry Brougham is praised by black ex-slaves for his part in their liberation, but criticized by children factory employees, on whom he turns his back. Lithograph by H.H. (Henry Heath).
  • Larnaca, Cyprus. Photograph by John Thomson, 1878.
  • Larnaca, Cyprus. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1878.
  • Larnaca, Cyprus. Photograph by John Thomson, 1878.
  • Somatometric chart: Bone lengths
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Foochow, Fukien province, China. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • St Luke's Hospital, Old Street, London. Engraving.
  • Christmas fare / by Hilda M. Whitlow.
  • Christmas fare / by Hilda M. Whitlow.
  • The view from a balloon on a flight over southern England in 1881. Coloured wood engraving after W.B. Murray, 1881.
  • Hong Kong. Photograph, 1981, from a negative by John Thomson, 1869.
  • A triumphant candidate, borne aloft by his supporters, is about to topple from his chair due to an obstructing donkey, the disturbance of a fight and a frightened family of swine dashing underneath. Engraving by William Hogarth and François Antoine Aviline, 1758.
  • Preparation for the witches' sabbath. Etching by D. Vivant-Denon after D. Teniers the younger.
  • Typhus prevention equipment: the Lelean sack disinfestor, used to disinfest clothing and kill lice carrying typhus. Photograph, 1900/1920 (?).
  • A barber playing the tragic role of Alexander the Great in the acting style of David Garrick. Mezzotint after R. Dighton.
  • Chinese woodcut: Various abscesses