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  • Cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum): rootstock sprouting leafy and flowering stems, and separate flower. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
  • Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis): fruiting stem with separate leaf, fruit, flowers and fruit segment. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1843.
  • Oesophagus and stomach from a case of poisoning by Burnett's disinfecting fluid
  • The medical adviser, and complete guide to health & long life ... / By A. Burnett, Mr. Maginn, and other medical gentlemen.
  • A gay man sitting in contemplation at a table with a cup and saucer and tea pot with a message about the scary aspects of sex; advertisement for Auckland's Burnett Centre by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation.
  • A gay man sitting in contemplation at a table with a cup and saucer and tea pot with a message about the scary aspects of sex; advertisement for Auckland's Burnett Centre by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. Colour lithograph.
  • A gay man sitting in contemplation at a table with a cup and saucer and tea pot with a message about the scary aspects of sex; advertisement for Auckland's Burnett Centre by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation. Colour lithograph.
  • A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.
  • A plant (Sanguisorba sp.) related to burnet: flowering stems rising from woody stock with separate flower. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
  • Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing draughts; a woman is in the doorway holds a child and a jug. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.
  • A man comes to a shop to sell a fish to a woman who sells poultry, fish and vegetables, watched by a cat. Engraving by J. Burnet after W. Mieris.
  • Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing a game of draughts, a woman is standing in the doorway holding a baby and a jug. Engraving by C. Beyer after J. Burnet.
  • Two men are sitting outside a cottage playing draughts; a woman is in the doorway holding a child and a jug. Aquatint by J.P.M. Jazet, 1821-1822, after J. Burnet.
  • A family scene where a mouse seems to have escaped from a type of trap and is being pursued by a child with a broom and a dog. Aquatint by D. Landini after J. Burnet.
  • A Valentine message sent to a young woman is seized by a man: she and two other people laugh as the message is read out. Etching by J. Burnet, 1820, after his painting.
  • A young woman attempts to get hold of a letter which an old man is reading out to the apparent amusement of the other men. Aquatint by Domenico Landini after John Burnet.
  • A family playing cards: the husband is looking over his wife's shoulder at her cards, the child is smiling but the old lady seems to have fallen asleep. Engraving by John Burnet after himself.
  • Arabian coffee tree (Coffea arabica): flowering stem, fruit and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Peach plant (Prunus persica): flowers and fruit. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Surinam quassia wood (Quassia amara): flowering stem and leaf. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Borneo camphor tree (Dryobalanops aromatica): flowers, leafy stem and sectioned seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Cotton tree (Gossypium herbaceum): flower, fruits and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Fly agaric fungus (Amanita muscaria): three fruiting bodies, one sectioned. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): white flowers, seed capsule and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Autumn crocus or meadow saffron (Colchicum autumnale): flowers, leaves and sectioned corm. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Pomegranate (Punica granatum): flowering stem, fruit and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Moss rose (Rosa centifolia 'Muscosa'): flowering stem. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum): white flowers, seed capsule and seeds. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Almond plant (Prunus dulcis): flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.
  • Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis): fruiting stem, leaf, fruit and flowers. Coloured zincograph, c. 1853, after M. Burnett.