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  • Surgeons and physicians of Guy's Hospital, Southwark, London, with views of the building. Colour lithograph by M. & N. Hanhart after Beynon & Company.
  • Surgeons and physicians of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, with views of the building and adjacent churches. Colour lithograph by Beynon & Company after F. Hager.
  • Pelargonium tricuspidatum L'Her. Geraniaceae Distribution: South Africa. Mainly used to produce aromatic oils. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • The Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London: the entrance and anatomical theatre, in elevation and section. Engraving by J. Le Keux after S. Ware, 1825.
  • Dierama pulcherrimum Baker Iridaceae. Angel's Fishing rods, African harebell.. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: South Africa. Said to be used in South African Muthi medicine, but no references found other than it being grown at the Medicinal Garden of the University of Washington and the Royal College of Physicians, London. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Rosa damascena Mill. Rosaceae Distribution: Garden origin. A hybrid between R. gallica and R. moschata.. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Aster asperulus Wall. Asteraceae. Himalayan Fall Aster. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: Himalayas. Only recently introduced into cultivation Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Geranium maderense Yeo Geraniaceae Tender evergreen biennial. Madeira cranesbill. Distribution: Madeira. Solely grown for its spectacular flowers. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Geranium maderense Yeo Geraniaceae Tender evergreen biennial. Madeira cranesbill. Distribution: Madeira. Solely grown for its spectacular flowers. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Reineckea carnea Kunth. Convallariaceae Distribution: China Named for Joseph Heinrich Julius Reinecke (1799-1871) of Berlin (Stearn, 1994). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • The Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London: the entrance and anatomical theatre, in elevation and section, with plans. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Elmes after C. R. Cockerell, 1823.
  • Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London: the interior of the Hall, during the examination of a candidate. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after T. Rowlandson and A. C. Pugin, 1808.
  • Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London: the interior of the Hall, during the examination of a candidate. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck after T. Rowlandson and A. C. Pugin, 1808.
  • A physicall directory, or, a translation of the London dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physicians in London. Being that book by which all apothicaries are strictly commanded to make all their physick with many hundred additions. Which the reader may find in every page marked with this letter A ... / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • A physicall directory, or, a translation of the London dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physicians in London. Being that book by which all apothicaries are strictly commanded to make all their physick with many hundred additions. Which the reader may find in every page marked with this letter A ... / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • A physicall directory, or, a translation of the London dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physicians in London. Being that book by which all apothicaries are strictly commanded to make all their physick with many hundred additions. Which the reader may find in every page marked with this letter A ... / [Nicholas Culpeper].
  • Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane, London: the entrance, with a flock of birds flying south, one bird flying north with the word "cuckoo" on a paper in its beak. Engraving, 1709.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Catalogue and report of obstetrical and other instruments : exhibited at the Conversazione of the Obstetrical Society of London ; held by permission at the Royal College of Physicians, March 28th 1866.
  • Petasites paradoxus Baumg. Asteraceae Alpine Butterbur. Herbaceous Perennial. Distribution: Temperate Northern hemisphere. It contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which are hepatotoxic and cause liver cancers. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • An essay concerning the cause of the endemial colic of Devonshire, which was read in the Theatre of the College of Physicians, in London, on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1767, / by George Baker.
  • Haemanthus albiflos Jacq. Amaryllidaceae. Paintbrush plant. Distribution: South Africa. Used as a cough medicine and as a charm to ward off lightning (Pooley, 1998). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Of the spleen, its description and history, uses and diseases, particularly the vapors, with their remedy. Being a lecture read at the Royal College of Physicians, London, 1722. To which is added some anatomical observations in the dissection of an elephant / [William Stukeley].
  • Libertia grandiflora Sweet, Iridaceae. Tukauki, mikoikoi, New Zealand satin flower. Herbaceous perennial. Distribution: New Zealand. Named for Marie Libert, Belgian botanist (1782-1863). No medicinal use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Rosa nitida Willd. Rosaceae. Shining rose. Distribution: North-eastern North America. Nitida is Latin for shining, referring to the shiny leaves. The seed heads contain vitamin C. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Mahonia japonica DC. Berberidaceae. Evergreen shrub. Distribution: China, although long cultivated in Japan. Listed as an ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicines. No European or modern medicinal use. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.