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  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London.
  • The Westminster Lying-in Hospital, Lambeth. Engraving on silk by C. Grignion after S. Wale.
  • Civil engineering: the pier at Madras, India, built using screw piles (helical piles). Wood engraving, 1863.
  • Johann Gottfried Matthes (Mathes), a "natural healer", taking the pulse of a patient suffering from the dropsy. Etching, 1784.
  • An apothecary praying for a host of illnesses to descend on his customers so that he can make more money. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1801, after G.M. Woodward.
  • John Coakley Lettsom, physician, with his family, in the garden of Grove Hill, Camberwell.
  • Sir W. Denison and others planting the first quinine tree in the Neilgherry hills, India. Wood engraving by M. Jackson, 1862.
  • Sir W. Denison and others planting the first quinine tree in the Neilgherry hills, India. Wood engraving by M. Jackson, 1862.
  • Sir W. Denison and others planting the first quinine tree in the Neilgherry hills, India. Wood engraving by M. Jackson, 1862.
  • A blacksmith working in his forge, and discussing money with two customers, while a boy shoes a horse. Engraving by C.W. Sharpe after J.M.W. Turner.
  • A Christmas entertainment, presented in sign language for the deaf and dumb, at the Hanover Square rooms, London. Wood engraving, 1865.