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St John's College, Cambridge: interior of the chapel. Line engraving by W. Starling, 1840, after F. Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854.Date: 1 November 1840Reference: 16120i- Pictures
St John's College, Cambridge: part of New Court. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1840, after F. Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854.Date: 1 November 1840Reference: 16124i- Books
Die frühesten und seltensten Denkmale des Holz- und Metallschnittes aus dem vierzehnten und fünfzehnten Jahrhundert nach den Originalen im K. Kupferstich-Cabinet und in der K. Hof- und Staats-Bibliothek in München durch Lichtdruck als Facsimiles reproducirt / mit erlauterndem Text hrsg. von Dr. M. Schmidt ... Lichtdruck der Kunstanstalt von Arnold und Zettler.
Date: [1870?]- Pictures
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A French nobleman handing his son a sword as the latter prepares to go and fight for the Americans in the American War of Independence. Line engraving by J.J. Avril after P.A. Wille, 1788.
Wille, Pierre Alexandre, 1748-1821.Date: 1788Reference: 42715i- Pictures
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Gum cistus (Cistus ladanifer L.) and bastard indigo (Amorpha fruticosa L.): flowering and fruiting stems. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.Date: [1730]Reference: 20533i- Pictures
A doctor's advice to two lady patients - that the attractive one return to see him frequently whereas the other must seek a new climate in New Zealand. Wood engraving by G. Du Maurier, 1889.
Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896.Date: 1889Reference: 14292i- Pictures
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Two alchemists seeming to produce gold from a furnace; the accompanying text satirises those who pursue alchemy for gold alone. Engraving by C. Weigel, 1698.
Date: 1698Reference: 37221i- Pictures
The game of goose applied to the life of king Henri IV and the Bourbon restoration. Engraving, 1816.
Date: [1816]Reference: 2969770i- Pictures
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera species) and jasmine (Jasminum species): flowering stems. Coloured engraving by H. Fletcher, c. 1730, after J. van Huysum.
Huysum, Jacob van, approximately 1687-approximately 1740.Date: [1730]Reference: 20535i- Pictures
St John's College, Cambridge: New Court from the backs. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1840, after F. Mackenzie.
Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854.Date: 1 October 1840Reference: 16122i- Pictures
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An angel crowns Britannia as a reward for defeating France in the naval battle in the eastern Atlantic on 1 June 1794. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1803, after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1803Reference: 37671i- Pictures
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A head divided into thirty seven compartments, each containing an image representing a phrenological faculty. Wood engraving, after O.S. Fowler, c. 1840.
Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887.Reference: 27714i- Pictures
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A head containing over thirty images symbolising the phrenological faculties. Wood engraving, c. 1845, after O.S. Fowler (?).
Fowler, O. S. (Orson Squire), 1809-1887.Date: [between 1840 and 1849?]Reference: 27753i- Pictures
A seated woman personifying history and a man representing time gesturing towards the socle of a pair of columns decorated with portrait ovals; above, Fame holds her trumpet. Engraving by C. Duflos le père, 1725, after J. Desmarets.
Desmarets, Jean, active 1689-1735.Date: 1725Reference: 33125i- Books
A versatile patriot / Stefan C. Schatzki.
Schatzki, S. C. (Stefan C.)Date: 1991- Pictures
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A physician, a burgess (the physician's patient), and the dean of a university, in their respective costumes, 13--. Coloured wood engraving by Cupré after F.P.
P. F.Reference: 21505i- Books
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History of the late war. By the King's royal licence and authority. On Saturday July 16, 1785, will be published, (embellished with the Four following beautiful Copper-Plates, Drawn and Engraved by the first Artists, viz. - I. A whole Length of George III. in his Coronation Robes, from a Painting of Sir Joshua Reynolds. - II. A striking Likeness of Sir George Augustus Eliott, Governor of Gibraltar. - III. A Quarto Chart of the British Channel, beautifully Coloured. - IV. An Emblematical Vignette, and Engraved Title.) number I. To be continued weekly, and completed in twenty-eight numbers, at one shilling each, a History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland. Commencing in 1775, and ending in 1783. By John Andrews, L.L.D.
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: [1785]- Pictures
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Russo-Turkish War: field hospital and ambulances waiting for the wounded. Wood engraving, 1877.
Reference: 22100i- Pictures
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A busy drinking scene outside a tavern with the landlord taking a drink order from a new customer. Engraving by C. Du Bosc after J. Laguerre.
Laguerre, John, approximately 1702-1748.Reference: 26885i- Pictures
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Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: pilgrims praying and confessing by the roadside. Wood engraving.
Reference: 20361i- Pictures
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Tea plant (Camellia sinensis): flowering stem with sectioned leaf and many floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Miller, c. 1771.
Miller, John, 1715-1790?Date: 10 December 1771Reference: 24552i- Pictures
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Chalmers hospital, Banff, Scotland. Wood engraving by W.E. Hodgkin, 1862 after W.G. Smith after W.L. Moffatt.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: 1862Reference: 15444i- Pictures
Alexander the Great demonstrates his trust in his physician Philip by drinking a medicinal draught prepared by him even after receiving a letter alleging that Philip is trying to poison him. Line engraving by B. Audran, the elder, after E. Le Sueur.
Le Sueur, Eustache, 1616-1655.Reference: 21233i- Books
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The nature-printed British sea-weeds : a history, accompanied by figures and dissections of the algae of the British Isles / by William Grosart Johnstone and Alexander Croall ; nature-printed by Henry Bradbury.
Date: 1859-1860- Pictures
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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin): she receives the prayers of the Swiss who ask for her help in ending the Sonderbund War (?). Engraving by La Richardière after Bader.
Bader, Augustin, active 1835-1868.Date: [1845?]Reference: 10254i