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  • [Leaflet advertising appearances by Herr Unthan, "the man without arms" at the Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, London, 25 January 1886. Printed on white paper].
  • The Lord Mayor of London kneels before King George III and presents a remonstrance on behalf of the City of London: the king has no time to read it as he is preoccupied with making buttons. Engraving, 1770.
  • A musical journey into the imagination... : Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark, the musical / Prince Edward Theatre ; painting by Patrick Woodroffe ; background graphics by Mike Batt.
  • A musical journey into the imagination... : Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark, the musical / Prince Edward Theatre ; painting by Patrick Woodroffe ; background graphics by Mike Batt.
  • Dear Friend, I have the privilege of inviting you to an important theatrical event and I'm sure you won't want to miss it ... / Sir John Gielgud, Patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust.
  • A musical journey into the imagination... : Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark, the musical / Prince Edward Theatre ; painting by Patrick Woodroffe ; background graphics by Mike Batt.
  • A musical journey into the imagination... : Mike Batt's The Hunting of the Snark, the musical / Prince Edward Theatre ; painting by Patrick Woodroffe ; background graphics by Mike Batt.
  • Three officers in the City of London Corporation holding different types of sticks ("characteresticks"): Lord Mayor Crosby with a scourge for wheat-speculators; John Wilkes with a Herculean club for defeating corruption; and and a bull representing Frederick Bull, with the sheriff's staff of office. Engraving after S.L., 1772.
  • The last week of the present attractive performances : Balfe's grand opera, The daughter of St. Mark ... The peri ... / Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane.
  • Aldermen of the City of London Corporation represented as Chinese and as monsters in procession to Westminster to protest against the Treaty of Paris, 1763. Etching after J.H. O'Neale, 1763.
  • King Edward VI, seated on a throne, presenting the Charter of Bridewell Hospital to the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London. Engraving by G. Vertue after H. Holbein, 1750.
  • Buildings and alumni of St Thomas's Hospital, London. Colour lithograph by Beynon & Company.
  • Barber-surgeons' Hall, Monkwell Street, London: the interior of the hall, with various figures standing and sitting about. Engraving by T. H. Ellis, 1843, after H. Melville.
  • William Cheselden giving an anatomical demonstration to six spectators in the anatomy-theatre of the Barber-Surgeons' Company, London. Oil painting, ca. 1730/1740.
  • William Cheselden giving an anatomical demonstration to six spectators in the anatomy-theatre of the Barber-Surgeons' Company, London. Oil painting, ca. 1730/1740.
  • William Cheselden giving an anatomical demonstration to six spectators in the anatomy-theatre of the Barber-Surgeons' Company, London. Oil painting, ca. 1730/1740.
  • A lecture at the Hunterian anatomy school, Great Windmill Street, London. Watercolour by R.B. Schnebbelie, 1839.
  • A lecture at the Hunterian anatomy school, Great Windmill Street, London. Watercolour by R.B. Schnebbelie, 1839.
  • A lecture at the Hunterian anatomy school, Great Windmill Street, London. Watercolour by R.B. Schnebbelie, 1839.
  • Entertainment ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Asylums ephemera. Box 1.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, as old men. Aquatint.
  • Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, in evening dress. Colour wood engraving by H.S. Miller.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, one holding a book. Lithograph.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, aged eighteen, playing badminton. Lithograph.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins. Coloured etching.
  • Chang and Eng the Siamese twins, in an oriental setting. Lithograph, 1830.