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  • The conduit at Bayswater. Engraving by S. Sparrow, 1796, after E. Dayes.
  • Smyrna, Turkey: remains of the Roman aqueduct. Process print by E.N.A.
  • Moses smiting the rock to supply water to his followers. Colour lithograph by L. Gruner after N. Consoni after Raphael.
  • A boy taking a glass of water from a tap fitted with a device to purify water with ozone; advertising the Otto procedure of water purification by electricity. Colour lithograph by Goldstein, 1930.
  • Storage reservoir at Claremont Square, Pentonville, under construction. Wood engraving, 1856.
  • Ewelme Hospital with side section floor plan, Oxfordshire. Transfer lithograph by J.R. Jobbins, 1858, after F.T. Dollman.
  • India: ruins of the 'Moree bastion' near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • A girl filling a bucket at a water-outlet, whle a boy is opening up a fish (to clean it?). Soft ground etching by W.H. Pyne, 1813.
  • Aqueduct, near Pyrgos, Greece or Turkey. Etching by R. Wallis after W.H. Bartlett.
  • India: ruins of main breach and Cashmere Gate and bastion, near Delhi. Photograph by F. Beato, c. 1858.
  • Water-wheel at London Bridge for supplying water from the Thames to the City of London. Engraving, 1749.
  • Methods of irrigation practised in India: use of bullocks to raise water from a well. Wood engraving by A.H., 1874.
  • The Well of En-Rogel, Jerusalem. Coloured photholithograph by A.A. Isaacs.
  • Fountain of Siloam, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured aquatint by L. Mayer.
  • The conduit at Bayswater, London. Engraving, 1798, after R. Bolton.
  • Sir Hugh Myddelton, in an oval surround underneath which are surveying and mining tools, with a plan of the course of the New River. Line engraving by A. Walker, 1751, after C. Johnson, 1632.
  • A woman lagging a hot-water tank. Colour lithograph.
  • Cana of Galilee, Israel: an ancient water fountain in use. Engraving by V. Pillement, J.L.C. Pauquet and F.N.B. Dequevauviller after L.F. Cassas.
  • A woman lagging a hot-water tank. Colour lithograph.
  • A Dragor water pump for raising water from a well, and uses of abundant clean water; advertising Dragor water pumps. Colour lithograph by P. Igert, 1935.
  • Rome: ruins of ancient sepulchre and aqueduct. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1750.
  • Sir Hugh Myddelton, his hand resting on a shell, from which flows water, set on a rock. Line engraving by G. Vertue, 1722, after C. Johnson, 1632.
  • Sir Hugh Myddelton. Stipple engraving by J. Cochran, 1831, after C. Johnson, 1632.
  • The Aqua Virgo aqueduct, taking water from the Alban hills to the centre of the Rome: elevation and plan of the aqueduct, and details of the lead piping. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1762.
  • Chelsea water-works in 1750. Wood engraving by W.H Prior.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • A woman dropping her porcelain tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • Sion College, London Wall, London: the gatehouse, with a man about to operate a pump. Engraving.
  • The large waterwheel at the waterworks on London Bridge. Engraving by T. Jefferys.