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  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Autumn dew
  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Abundant dew
  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Sweet dew
  • A whale with the head of the Prince Regent spouts two streams inscribed "The liquor of oblivion" and "The dew of favour", referring to his desertion of the Whigs and to favours bestowed on the Tories. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1812.
  • County of Wilts. : the contagious diseases (animals) act, 1878 : the animals order : notice is hereby given that the pigstye situate at Patterdown Farm, in the parish of Chippenham, in the county of Wilts., in the occupation of Mr. William Dew, which by the Local Authority for the purposes of the above act, was, on the 27th day of November, 1884 ordered, determined, and declared to be a place INFECTED WITH SWINE FEVER, is now by the said local authority to be free from swine fever / by order, R.W. Merriman.
  • A shorte discourse of the most rare and excellent vertue of nitre: wherein is declared the sundrie and diverse cures by the same effected, and how it may be as well received in medicine inwardly as outwardly plaisterwise applied / [Thomas Chaloner].
  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Alcoholic beverages
  • Ergot growing on the grain of Rye.
  • A miser looks at his hoard of gold through his spectacles, with six lines of poetry by J. Gay. Stipple engraving by Balston.
  • C19 Chinese ink drawing: Boils - scorpion boil in the throat
  • India:an indigo plantation, an overseer looking on, as others work picking indigo plants and processing them. Engraving, 1778.
  • The Christ Child strews a bed of roses for himself inside the believer's heart which is surrounded by roses and venerated by angels. Engraving by A. Wierix, ca. 1600.
  • Eva Vliegen, a woman who lived off the smell of flowers. Drawing after B. Flessiers.
  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Winter frost water
  • Chinese Materia Dietetica, Ming: Flower water
  • The martyrdom of Saint Andrew. Engraving by F. Giovane, 16--.
  • A young man removes his hat as he is introduced to a young lady by an older man. Engraving by W. Basell after himself, 1842.