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  • A young black man and woman embracing on sand dunes, in need of condoms to avoid herpes infection. Colour lithograph for Stichting SOA-bestrijding, ca. 1999.
  • Mounds of horse-manure coated with sand and oil to prevent fly breeding, with Western (British?) men in military dress, Suez Canal Zone, Egypt (?). Photograph, ca. 1914.
  • A young woman is walking along a plank near a beach hut as another reads a book and the children play in the sand. Chromolithograph after John Leech, 1865.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse and times it with a sand-glass, a woman looks on over the chair-back. Coloured lithograph.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse and times it with a sand-glass, a woman looks on over the chair-back. Coloured lithograph.
  • A sick man projects his tongue while a doctor takes his pulse and times it with a sand-glass, a woman looks on over the chair-back. Coloured lithograph.
  • A naked man lying submerged in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph, 199-, after Michael Rock, 1986.
  • An endless succession of people with their heads in the sand with a warning about the dangers of ignoring AIDS; advertisement prepared by Pihas, Schmidt and Westerdahl for Oregon Health Division. Colour lithograph,1987.
  • The torso and groin of a naked man covered in sand on a beach; representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by Michael Taubenheim and Wolfgang Mudra, 199-.
  • Above, two tortoises, a sand piper, a heath cock, a scambroidean fish and a sprig of a tea plant; below, a fish, a branch of a theobroma tree, a morse (walrus), a nematode worm and a scombroidean fish. Engraving by Heath.
  • A black and white photo of a deflated naked female mannequin strewn in the sand with legs askew and mouth wide open [like the shape of a condom] with the words 'Libre de HIV' [free of HIV]; ; advertising the danger of AIDS. Colour lithograph by Kuki Benski, [1995].
  • Saint Laurence of Rome. Coloured engraving by Norbertus van den Sande.
  • Saint Juliana. Coloured engraving by J. van den Sande.
  • The words 'ik vrij veilig' written in pink on sand with a red flag bearing the words 'Óók op vakantie' surrounded by mementoes of beach holidays including opened packets of condoms and four vignettes of couples kissing; advertisement for safe holiday sex by the SOA Stichting, Utrecht. Colour lithograph by Dian Klanderman.
  • John Green Crosse. Lithograph by F. Sands.
  • Drift sands in Sindh Sager Duab, Panjab
  • William Sands Cox. Photograph by Ernest Edwards, 1867.
  • William Sands Cox. Lithograph by T. H. Maguire, 1854.
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. At the head end (shown in ths image) they have a toothed proboscis, four eyes, and two pairs of antennae. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. At the head end (shown in ths image) they have a toothed proboscis, four eyes, and two pairs of antennae. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Heinrich Sander. Engraved silhouette.
  • Gilsland Spa, Cumberland: figures drinking by the walkway. Line engraving by J. Sands after T. Allom.
  • Ragworms are segmented worms with long, flattened bodies, consisting of many segments. Each segment has a pair of parapods, or swimming legs. These parapods are covered with bristles called chaete and are used for crawling and swimming, these structures are clearly shown in this image. Ragworms are found predominantly in muddy shorelines and often used as fishing bait. They can live up to 3 years. Some species are considered an active predator, sifting through the mud and sand for small ocean creatures, others exist as scavengers.
  • Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut: panoramic view. Etching by J. Sands, 1838, after W.H. Bartlett.
  • Yarmouth Church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England: interior. Line engraving by R. Sands, 1824, after J.P. Neale.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the courtyard with eight people. Engraving by R. Sands after J. P. Neale, 1815.
  • St Luke's Hospital, Cripplegate, London: the facade from the east. Engraving by R. Sands, 1815, after T. H. Shepherd.
  • Operative surgery. Maingault's illustrations of the different amputations performed on the human body ... / with alterations and practical observations: by William Sands Cox.
  • The British Museum, London: a gallery of Greek, Roman and Egyptian sculptures, with visitors admiring a copyist's work. Engraving by R. Sands after T. Allom.
  • Members of the British Association at Southport: in the distance the sands and pier. Wood engraving by H.C. (?) after F.J. W. (?).