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  • A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Williams, 1772, after H.W. Bunbury.
  • Radium, and other radio-active substances : polonium, actinium, and thorium. With a consideration of phosphorescent and fluorescent substances, the properties and applications of selenium, and the treatment of disease by the ultra-violet light / by William J. Hammer.
  • Camassia leichtlinii (Baker)S.Watson Hyacinthaceae. Great Camas, Quamash. The species was named for Maximillian Leichtlin (1831-1910 of Baden , Germany, bulb enthusiast who corresponded with J.G. Baker at Kew. Bulbous herb. Distribution: North America. The bulbs of Camassia species were eaten by the Native Americans, the Nez Perce, after cooking by steaming for a day - which suggests they may be poisonous raw. They gave them to the American explorers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clerk, on their expedition (1804-1806) when they ran out of food. The bulbs of the similar looking 'Death camus', Toxicoscordion venenosum have been fatal when ingested by mistake (RBG Kew on-line). Steroidal saponins, which are precursors in the manufacture of steroids and cytotoxic activity has been detected in the sap of the bulbs. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
  • Two physicians in "macaroni" fashions. Etching by J. Johnson after J.W.B. (Bretherton?), 1772.
  • Edward Snape. Stipple engraving by J. Godby, 1791, after W. Whitby.
  • Celebrations of Wellington's victory at the battle of Salamanca: Sir Francis Burdett's house is attacked, a funeral procession of Whigs passes by, and a toast is drunk to Wellington by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Coloured etching by W.H. Brooke, 1812.
  • A riot at the King's theatre, Haymarket, London, on 1 May 1813. Coloured etching by W.H. Brooke after Satirist, 1813.
  • A radiant Samuel brings word from God to Eli. Line engraving by A.W. Warren, 1816, after E. Bird.
  • A menagerie of animals with the heads of politicians. Coloured etching by "Aqua Fortis" after W.H. Brooke after "Satirist", 1812.
  • The Foundling Hospital: the main buildings seen from within the grounds. Coloured engraving by J. Henshall after T. H. Shepherd.
  • The Foundling Hospital: the main buildings seen from within the grounds. Coloured engraving by J. Henshall after T. H. Shepherd.
  • A physician stirring medicine in a cup which is refused by a repulsed little girl, her mother stands behind her smiling. Mezzotint by J. Jervis, 1842, after W. White.
  • A physician stirring medicine in a cup which is refused by a repulsed little girl, her mother stands behind her smiling. Mezzotint by J. Jervis, 1842, after W. White.
  • Matthew Boulton. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1812, after W. Evans after Sir W. Beechey, 1799.
  • A Cleveland stallion standing on a meadow. Etching by J. Scott after W. H. Davis.
  • A cart-horse standing on a meadow. Etching by J. Scott after W. H. Davis.
  • A boar. Etching by J. Scott, ca 1850, after W.H. Davis.
  • A coach stallion standing in a field. Etching by J. Scott after W. H. Davis.
  • John Wesley. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1743, after J. Williams.
  • Hudibras addresses a lawyer who sits in an elaborately decorated pew next to shelf of books; two clerks sit beneath. Aquatint by Merigot, 1799, after William Hogarth.
  • John Wesley. Mezzotint by J. Faber, junior, 1743, after J. Williams.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Crimean War: a guardian angel appearing to a widow mourning the death of her husband on the battlefield. Coloured aquatint by J. Harris, 1856, after O. Norie and W. Bullock Webster.
  • Rugby School, Rugby, Warwickshire: panoramic view. Engraving by Woolnoth, 1815, after J. Goldsmith.
  • Cade's rebellion, 1450: Dick the butcher and Smith the weaver seize Emmanuel ("the clerk of Chatham") and threaten to hang him with his pen and inkhorn. Stipple engraving by J. Coles after H.W. Bunbury, 1795.
  • The street in front of the Lying-in Hospital and Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland. Steel engraving by Owen after W.H. Bartlett.
  • Figures strolling in the grounds of the New Merchant Maiden Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland. Line engraving by J. Hershall after T.H. Shepherd.
  • Students strolling in the grounds of the Roman Catholic University of Ireland, Clonliffe, Ireland. Wood engraving by Walmsley, 1864, after W.C. Smith after J.J. McCarthy.
  • A mechanism to enable invalids to lift themselves up into the sitting position in bed. Engraving by A.W. Warren, ca. 1820, after H.W. Reveley.
  • Samuel Solomon. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, W. Holl and T. Blood after J. Steel.