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A general view of the present state of lunatics, and lunatic asylums in Great Britain and Ireland, and in some other kingdoms / by Sir Andrew Halliday.
Halliday, Andrew, Sir, 1781-1839.Date: 1828
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Asylum for Imbecile Poor, proposed for Leavesden Woodside, near Watford, and Caterham, Surrey: bird's eye view. Wood engraving by W.C. Smith, 1868, after J. Giles & Bivan.
Smith, William Collingwood, 1815-1887.Date: 25 July 1868Reference: 23036i
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Infant Orphan Asylum, Snaresbrook, Essex: perspective view. Coloured lithograph by G. Hawkins after G.G. Scott and W.B. Moffat.
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878.Reference: 23971i
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London Society for the Protection of Young Females. Wood engraving.
Reference: 24477i
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Etching.
Reference: 20380i
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Joseph Watson, and the Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell, in which he taught. Engraving.
Taylor, George, deaf engraver.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 601064i
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The London Orphan Asylum, Clapton: the facade as planned. Engraving by W. H. Carpenter and W. Carpenter, c.1821.
Reference: 39528i
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats, one flying the Red Ensign, on the river. Coloured engraving by T. Tagg, 1797, after E. Dayes.
Dayes, Edward, 1763-1804.Date: 10 February 1797Reference: 20392i
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Secrets from the asylum. [1/2].
Date: 2014
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Report of the General Committee appointed to carry into effect the proposal for a lunatic asylum at Glasgow : with a minute of the first general meeting of qualified subscribers.
Date: 1814
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The Institut National des Aveugles-nés, Paris: interior during the visit of Pope Pius VII. Aquatint with etching by Marlé, 1805.
Marlé, active 1805.Date: 1805Reference: 545557i
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Beyond Bedlam. The crisis recovery unit.
Date: 2000
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Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea. Engraving.
West, H., active 1832-1837.Date: 1834Reference: 20200i
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Supplemental report of the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy, relative to the general condition of the insane in Wales : containing a statement of facts collected by certain members of the board ... August 25, 1844.
Wales. Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy.Date: 1844
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Modern persecution, or insane asylums unveiled, as demonstrated by the Report of the Investigating Committee of the Legislature of Illinois / by Mrs .E. P. W. Packard.
Packard, E. P. W. (Elizabeth Parsons Ware), 1816-1897.Date: 1873
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea; and the Rotunda at Ranelagh: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Coloured engraving.
Maurer, John, 1696?-1761.Date: 1744Reference: 20604i
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The asylum.
Date: 1996
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving.
Date: 1776Reference: 20376i
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: view of the north facade, looking west. Engraving by J. Roberts, 1750, after J.B.C. Chatelain.
Chatelain, Jean Baptiste Claude, 1710?-1771?Date: 10 Nov 1750Reference: 20389i
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Traité complet du régime sanitaire des aliénés, ou, Manuel des établissemens qui leur sont consacrés / par Scipion Pinel. Avec des planches explicatives, exécutées sur le modèle des constructions que l'administration des hôpitaux a fait élever à la Salpêtrière, d'après les plans de M. Huvé.
Pinel, Scipion, 1795-1859.Date: 1836
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: two views; one of the central portico of the north side; the other from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by J. Shury after H. West, 1832.
West, H., active 1832-1837.Date: July 1832Reference: 20390i
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by W. Wallis after himself, 1816.
Wallis, William, 1796-Date: 1 November 1816Reference: 20381i
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The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: people attending the lying-in-state of the Duke of Wellington. Wood engraving, 1852.
Date: 1852Reference: 20757i
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Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Engraving by I.C. Varrall after himself, 1822.
Varrall, John Charles, active 1818-1850.Date: 1816Reference: 20164i
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Des maladies mentales et des asiles d'aliénés leçons cliniques & considérations générales / par J.P. Falret ... Avec un plan de l'asile d'Illenau.
Falret, M. (Jean Pierre), 1794-1870.Date: 1864