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  • The martyrdom of seventy Protestants in Rome: a man kneels outside a prison, having the executioner covering his eyes with his hands and is about to have his throat cut while monks avert their eyes in horror. Etching after D. Dodd.
  • Martyrdom of a French bookseller in Avignon: tied to the stake with books bound around his neck a man raises his hands toward heaven while a priest attends to him and a man stokes the fire of the pyre. Etching after D. Dodd, 1765.
  • A winged woman (the genius of literature) presents an elegant couple to the Roman goddess of wisdom, Minerva, above the group appears a triangle (sign of God) surrounded by cherubs, signs of the sciences and the lettering "Literature". Colour stipple engraving by J.W. Chapman after Dodd.
  • The martyrdom of two young ladies, Flora and Mary at the hands of the Saracens in Cordoba: one of the ladies is kneeling down, blindfolded, waiting for the executioner to behead her with his scimitar, while the other lady is looking on, restrained by a servant. Etching after D. Dodd.
  • The martyrdom of Scottish people who ignored a religious observance: four men are hanging together on a scaffold while a group of people is trying to force a naked woman with an infant to climb into a sack for the purpose of being thrown into the river and drowned. Etching after D. Dodd.
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • Elihu Yale, the American nabob of Queen Square / by Hiram Bingham.
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • The great plague in London in 1665 / by Walter George Bell with thirty illustrations comprising contemporary prints, plans, & drawings.
  • Life & letters at Bath in the xviijth century / by A. Barbeau ; with a preface by Austin Dobson.
  • Life & letters at Bath in the xviijth century / by A. Barbeau ; with a preface by Austin Dobson.
  • Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths / By Thomas Brown Dr. of Physick.
  • A black couple lie on a bed together smiling; advertisement for the new female condom by the Black HIV/AIDS Network. Brown lithograph.
  • Two black men embrace in bed; advertising the use of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. Lithograph.
  • An Asian couple embrace by a window; advertisement for the new female condom by the Black HIV/AIDS Network. Brown lithograph.
  • An auricula plant (Primula auricula): flowering stem with a butterfly. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A lily (Lilium persicum): flowering stem with butterfly, moth and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A rose (Rosa species): flowering stem. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A variegated tulip (Tulipa species) and blue flag iris (Iris versicolor): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Water fennel (Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
  • Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh 1902-1903
  • Three daffodils (Narcissus species): flowering stems with a butterfly and beetle. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • A Christmas rose (Helleborus niger), a poppy (Papaver species) and borage (Borago officinalis): flowering stems. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Three plants, including a cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and an iris: flowering stems with two grasshoppers. Etching by N. Robert, c. 1660, after himself.
  • Shell flower or bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis L.): flowering stem with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.
  • Wintergreen (Pyrola rotundifolia L.): entire flowering and fruiting plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
  • St. John's wort or klamath weed (Hypericum perforatum L.): flowering stem with separate root, flower and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
  • Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.): entire flowering plant with separate floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1775.