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  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a rock incised with an inscription. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • Amoy (Xiamen), Fukien province, China: a rock incised with an inscription. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870/1871.
  • A selection of European coins: coats of arms with Latin inscription. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.
  • Muscles and bones of the leg; thoughts on woman. Drawing and inscription by H. Fuseli, 18-.
  • Muscles and bones of the leg; thoughts on woman. Drawing and inscription by H. Fuseli, 18-.
  • Muscles and bones of the leg; thoughts on woman. Drawing and inscription by H. Fuseli, 18-.
  • Muscles and bones of the leg; thoughts on woman. Drawing and inscription by H. Fuseli, 18-.
  • Portrait of Clifford Dobbell at a laboratory bench; with signed inscription to Cecil Hoare dated 1949
  • Portrait of Herbert M. Evans in laboratory, with signed inscription to J. C. Drummond, 11 January 1927
  • Hospital de la Santa Cruz, Barcelona: a stone inscription above the water fountain in the courtyard. Photograph.
  • Four figures contemplate the inscription on a tomb in Arcadia. Etching by Etienne Picart after Nicolas Poussin, 1653.
  • An inscription fragment of human skin, said to that of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, dissected in London, 1832
  • An inscription fragment of human skin, said to that of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, dissected in London, 1832
  • An inscription fragment of human skin, said to that of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, dissected in London, 1832
  • Place of natural outstanding beauty with a rock bearing an inscription in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Aquatint by W.F. Gmelin, 1786.
  • Place of natural outstanding beauty with a rock bearing an inscription in Arlesheim, Switzerland. Aquatint by W.F. Gmelin, 1786.
  • Egyptian wooden pillow with inscription on base; translation; The Chief Doctor of the King, the faithful vassal of Ptah, Khnemarkh
  • Inscription on the back of a painting by George Cumberland. Descrining a case of spontaneous amputation above the ankle, circa 1820.
  • An inscription carved on stone with marble statues by Michelangelo including Romulus and Remus. Engraving by J. Perini, 1771, after Michelangelo.
  • The Hammurabi code and the Sinaitic legislation / with a complete translation of the great Babylonian inscription discovered at Susa, by Chilperic Edwards.
  • Plaque carved in relief showing a man and snake. Inscription, does not appear to be Greek. Probably reversed as for making and impression.
  • Tree in central Africa where David Livingstone's heart is buried, showing the inscription bearing his name. Copy photograph after original photograph by P. Weatherley.
  • Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris: coat of arms and inscription surrounded by a carved frame and a border of oak garlands. Engraving by F. Ertinger.
  • An altar bearing a Latin inscription surrounded by an array of human skulls and bones and a cloaked skeleton. Photograph by J. Taylor, c. 1881.
  • The different orders and congregations of the Augustinian order, inscription of the inventors of the programme Marcantonio Viani and Paulus Vadovita. Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614.
  • The different orders and congregations of the Augustinian order, inscription of the inventors of the programme Marcantonio Viani and Paulus Vadovita. Engraving by Oliviero Gatti, 1614.
  • A man directs the attention of a boy to a Latin inscription on a plinth stating that learning increases natural capability; representing education. Etching by D. Lizars, 1784.
  • Above, a table with various animal tracks, including those of chamois, badger, fox, otter, beaver and wild cat, below, a richly decorated arabesque with an inscription. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • A portrait of Peter Paul Rubens, in a roundel, on a pedestal, being unveiled by Fame at the command of Minerva, as a putto carves an inscription on the pedestal. Engraving by B. Baron, 1724.
  • Shamash, The sun god of the Babylonians. From alabaster stele discovered by Hornuzd? Rassain in the ruins of the temple E-Babbara at Sippar. The inscription commemorates the rededication of the temple by Nebo Paliddin in 857BC.