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  • A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.
  • A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.
  • A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.
  • A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.
  • A family sit around a table before a woman who teaches them about AIDS; a calendar for the year 1995 with the 1st December highlighted with the words 'SIDA' for World AIDS Day; an AIDS prevention advertisement by the Red Cross of Equatorial Guinea. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • Three couples standing with their arms around each other, the faces of three couples touching each other and three single men and women each wearing the AIDS awareness red ribbon; an advertisement for the Red Ribbon Project and World AIDS Day by the Victorian AIDS Council. Colour lithograph by Barbara Graham.
  • [A voyage round the world, performed in the years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788 / by Boussole and Astrolabe, under the command of J.F.G. de La Pérouse. Published by order of the National assembly under the superintendence of L.A. Milet-Mureau.] Charts and plates to La Pérouse's voyage. Tr. from the French.
  • Capsicum annuum 'Masquerade' Distribution: Central and South America. This ‘domesticated species’ originated from Mexico (although the centre of Capsicum evolution was much earlier and from Bolivia) and includes the bland salad peppers and the hot chilli peppers, of which capsaicin (sometimes called capsicain), from the lining of the inside of the chilli, is the main active ingredient. Chilli comes from the Aztec language of the Nahuatl people. It was reputedly introduced to Europe by Columbus in the mid-15th century, but was cultivated in Mexico since 4,000 BCE and used in cooking since 7,200 BCE. After its introduction to Europe, its cultivation very rapidly became world-wide. It appears first as a description (Bock, 1539) with the name teutschem Pfeffer. The first illustration, as Siliquastrum, appears in Historia Stirpes commentarii insignis (Fuchs, 1542). Fuchs did not realise it came from the Americas, as he identified it as a plant described by Pliny, Dioscorides and Avicenna and gave their uses of it. It appear in Dodoen's Cruydeboeck (1551) and Lyte's translation (1557) with the note that it is 'hot and drie in the third degree.' He recommended it for dressing meat, and noted that it 'warmeth the stomach' and was good for a sore throat, scrofula, and topically got rid of spots. Fuch's had reported these properties as being described by Avicenna, but what that plant was is unknown. Lindley (1838) wrote: 'It is employed in medicine, in combination with Cinchona in intermittent and lethargic affections, and also in atonic gout, dyspepsia accompanied by flatulence, tympanitis, paralysis etc. Its most valuable application appears however to be in cynanche maligna [=severe sore throat, with impending suffocation] and scarlatina maligna [=severe scarlet fever], used either as a gargle or administered internally.' However, its principal use medically has been in pain relief, applied locally for pain from muscle injury to post herpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin acts on the pain and heat sensing neurones to make them trigger the sensation of pain at body temperature. Repeated exposure to capsaicin depletes the neurotransmitter substance P that is used to perceive pain, so the relevant nerves no longer transmit the sensation of pain/heat from any cause. It is a banned substance in the equestrian events at the Olympics because of its ability to stop perception of pain. Capsaicin has been shown, experimentally, to kill cancer cells by attacking their mitochondria. Particular interest has concentrated on its ability to reduce the size of tumours of the pancreas and prostate. Various cultivars are used in cooking, and the strength (i.e. how hot they are) is measured in Scoville units. A standard chilli pepper used in England would be around 5,000 Scovilles, the hottest peppers are rated over one million Scoville units. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Children being instructed in the exploits of famous explorers such as Columbus and Cook, whose portraits are shown in roundels. Etching by R. Pollard after Dodd, 17--.
  • An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart / By John Hawkesworth ... Illustrated with cuts and charts, relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.
  • An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavor, drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / By John Hawkesworth ... ; illustrated with cuts and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered or hitherto but imperfectly known.
  • Two black shapes in the form of figures with their arms wrapped around each other representing an advertisement for an exhibition about Aids posters at The South Mall, Cork. Lithograph.
  • A symbol top right incorporating four hands are entwined together and a figure half in shadow represents an advertisement for Christians in Hackney Aids Initiative for World Aids Day, 1st December. Colour lithograph.
  • Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by W. Marshall, 1642.
  • Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society
  • A sickly young woman sits covered up on a balcony; death (a ghostly skeleton clutching a scythe and an hourglass) is standing next to her; representing tuberculosis. Watercolour by R. Cooper, ca. 1912.
  • A sickly young woman sits covered up on a balcony; death (a ghostly skeleton clutching a scythe and an hourglass) is standing next to her; representing tuberculosis. Watercolour by R. Cooper, ca. 1912.
  • A sickly young woman sits covered up on a balcony; death (a ghostly skeleton clutching a scythe and an hourglass) is standing next to her; representing tuberculosis. Watercolour by R. Cooper, ca. 1912.
  • A sickly young woman sits covered up on a balcony; death (a ghostly skeleton clutching a scythe and an hourglass) is standing next to her; representing tuberculosis. Watercolour by R. Cooper, ca. 1912.
  • Calendar for the year 1994 by Thai Red Cross
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • A calendar for the year 1994 by Thai Red Cross
  • A calendar for the year 1994 by Thai Red Cross
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.
  • A calendar for the year 1994 by Thai Red Cross
  • Calendar for the year 1994 by Thai Red Cross
  • A calendar for the year 1994 edged with gold at the top and containing numerous images of couples within borders bearing the words 'AIDS'; an advertisement for the Program on AIDS by the Thai Red Cross Society supported by Unicef and the Ford Foundation. Colour lithograph, ca. 1994.