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  • Powis House, Great Ormond Street, London, in 1714. Wood engraving after T. Bowles.
  • Aqueduct, Lisbon, Portugal: panoramic view over the Valley of Alcantra. Coloured line engraving by T. Bowles after R. Black.
  • In a room hung with black drapes to show mourning, Ramble Gripe, in the company of a pregnant woman holding out a ring, and her mother with a letter, is measured by a tailor; a coffin lid leans against the fireplace. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • The rake carouses in a tavern full of prostitutes. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • In a lunatic asylum, and in the company of a variety of other deranged individuals, a half-naked Ramble Gripe, his wrists chained, is restrained by orderlies. Engraving by T. Bowles, 1735.
  • The elaborately dressed rake holds a purse as a man presents him with an invoice; a lace-seller, a fencing master, a violin player, a cocker and a jockey represent the services and pursuits he is engaged in. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • In prison, Ramble Gripe pores over a document ignoring the harangues from his elderly wife and the sobs of his loyal sweetheart who visit him. Engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1735.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with ladies and gentlemen walking in the foreground. Engraving by T. Bowles.
  • Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.
  • Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with houses either side, ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1745.
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