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  • Lightning pierces through the clouds, heralding the coming of Christ. Engraving by J. Barlow, 1813, after W.M. Craig.
  • The meteorological phenomena, during the second outbreak, from May 20th to November 10th, 1849 : with the deaths from cholera in each week, and those (male and female) from all causes (daily).
  • A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
  • A fisherwoman blown by the wind; representing Pisces in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
  • A windy day at Margate: a man accidentally bumping into another man, and knocking out his last tooth. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1810.
  • Wind charm, figure made of lead painted in red
  • Single grain of sand, SEM
  • Meteorology: the sun in Baffin Bay disperses thick fog in the shape of a semicircle. Coloured etching by P. Fumagalli, 1827, after B. O'Reilly.
  • Dorako man making medicine and prevent the rain from falling, whistling and defying the rain gods, holding his sword upright and gently rubbing the handle. Katla, South Africa
  • Tobit and the angel. Etching by J. Goupy after S. Rosa.
  • Coldbath House. Engraving (by J. Bengo?), 1812.
  • Four female torsos joined at the waist with garden features as heads; symbolising the four seasons in a garden. Etching by T. B., c. 1797.
  • Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti, symbolising the element air. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, 1796, after F. Albani.
  • God creating Eve out of Adam amidst all the wonders of Eden. Woodcut.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, seen from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, a windy day, a rough tide running. Engraving by W. B. Cooke after S. Owen.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, a windy day, a rough tide running. Photomechanical reproduction by Dawsons after H. Dawson.
  • Juno in a chariot drawn by two peacocks flying through the sky surrounded by nymphs and cherubs, Jupiter on the ground trying to lock up a group of putti: symbolising the element air. Engraving by E. Baudet, 1695, after F. Albani.
  • Putti deprive a bird of air in a vacuum experiment, one plays at billiards, another plays with magnetised keys, while outside a storm rages: representing physics. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, seen from the Isle of Dogs, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, a windy day, a rough tide running. Engraving by R. Wallis after S. Owen.
  • Agriculture: four labourers weeding rice paddies in China, with their master looking on. Engraving by J. June after A. Heckel.
  • Diatoms hidden inside a grain of sand, SEM
  • Food preservative : harmless, tasteless, odourless : directions for use.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground, a windy day, a rough tide running. Engraving by R. Wallis after S. Owen.
  • Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.
  • People walking along the Strand in London holding umbrellas and carrying luggage, leading to accidents and commotion in the street. Etching by J. Baker, ca. 1819.
  • Agriculture: preparing rice paddies in China with an ox-drawn plough. Engraving by J. June after A. Heckel.
  • A young woman tends to a man who is looking ill, as people from the house climb into the carriage. Wood engraving by Gray after H.K. Browne.
  • An animated pedestrian crossing sign hung with a blackboard containing a message of caution in crossing the road. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden, ca. 1940-1950.
  • A woman standing at the wet roadside holding an umbrella against the rain. Colour lithograph after L. Cusden.
  • The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army. Mezzotint by J. Martin, 1831, after himself, 1819.