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  • The Royal College of Physicians, Trafalgar Square: the facade. Engraving by T. Barber, 1828, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • The Royal College of Physicians, Trafalgar Square: the elevation. Engraving by T. Barber, 1828, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • Royal College of Physicians: the courtyard, with lettering identifying the various doors. Engraving by D. Loggan after himself, 1677.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Watercolour painting, before 1835.
  • An attack on smallpox vaccination and on the Royal College of Physicians' advocacy of it. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.
  • 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.
  • The Royal College of Physicians, Trafalgar Square: various elevations, with a scale of feet. Engraving by W. Deeble, 1826, after H. Ansted.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Engraving by B. Baker, 1814.
  • Qualification to practise medicine, surgery, and midwifery : I ... president of the Royal College of Physicians of London, with the consent of the fellows of the same college, have, under the authority given to us by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, granted to ... who has satisfied the College of his proficiency, our licence under the said charter to practise physic including therein the practise of medicine, surgery, and midwifery ...
  • Qualification to practise medicine, surgery, and midwifery : I ... president of the Royal College of Physicians of London, with the consent of the fellows of the same college, have, under the authority given to us by Royal Charter and Act of Parliament, granted to ... who has satisfied the College of his proficiency, our licence under the said charter to practise physic including therein the practise of medicine, surgery, and midwifery.
  • 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.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Wood engraving after T. H. Shepherd.
  • With compliments / The Library, the Royal Veterinary College, University of London ; Librarian: Linda D. Warden.
  • 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.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Engraving by T. Higham after himself, 1816.
  • Royal College of Physicians: the courtyard, viewed through the pillars of the entrance, with gentlemen standing about. Engraving by J. Taylor after S. Wale, 1761.
  • 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.
  • Clivia miniata Regel Amaryllidoideae Kaffir lily, Natal lily. Named for Lady Charlotte Clive, Duchess of Northumberland Distribution: South Africa. A toxic plant containing the cytotoxic chemical, Lycorine. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Engraving by T.L. Busby, 1814, after Whichelo.
  • 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.
  • 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].
  • Heads of fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, around the programme for Scottish pipe music in honour of the International Ophthalmological Congress. Colour line block after George A. Fothergill, 1894.
  • The Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London. Engraving by W. Deeble, 1828, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • 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.
  • Lectures on electricity and galvanism, in their physiological and therapeutical relations, delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, revised and extended. By Golding Bird / [Golding Bird].
  • A general list of the members of the Royal College of Surgeons in London : who reside or who have resided in or within seven miles of the City of London.
  • Ribes odoratum H.L.Wendl Grossulariaceae Buffalo currant. Distribution: North America. Fruits edible. Presumably a source of vitamin C but no medicinal use. No reports of medicinal usage by Native Americans found. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. Rosaceae Chinese Plum, Japanese Apricot. Distribution: Eastern Asia. The fruit is used to flavour alcohol and used as a digestive to improve appetite. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • International medical symposium : "Early intervention in human immunodeficiency virus infection" at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 : Friday, November 30th, 1990.