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A sheet of standard weights and measures in use during the twelfth year of the reign of Henry VII. Engraving, 1746, probably by I. Basire, after a manuscript of c.1497.
Date: 1746Reference: 498501i- Pictures
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John Bancks, expecting a visit by a lady, has tea prepared for her, but she does not turn up, the servant accidentally breaks a bowl, and the kettle placed in front of the fire melts. Etching by I. Basire, 1738.
Bancks, John, 1709-1751.Date: [1738]Reference: 33144i- Pictures
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Particles and organisms found in vinegar and wine, as viewed under a microscope. Etching by I. Basire, 1743.
Date: [1743]Reference: 37018i- Pictures
Sawney Beane and his wife outside their cave in Scotland. Engraving by I. Basire after J. Nicholls, ca. 1734.
Nicholls, J., active approximately 1740.Date: [1734?]Reference: 2008874i- Pictures
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A human skeleton, seen from the back, resting the bones of its right forearm on a spade handle, after Vesalius. Etching by I. Basire, 1743.
Date: [1743]Reference: 37032i