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Vessels for apothecaries : English Delft drug jars.
Lothian Short, Agnes (Agnes Edith), 1903-1983.Date: 1953- Archives and manuscripts
Vessels belonging to and hired for the service of the department
Date: 2 March 1802Reference: MS.6817/3Part of: Navy Victualling Board
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Vessels and glands of the lymphatic system: male figure seen from the front. Line engraving, by C. Warren after F. Blake, 1790.
Blake, F.Date: 1790Reference: 561747i
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Vessels and muscles of the arm and hand: two figures showing dissections of a left and right arm and hand, with palms facing upwards. Coloured lithograph by G.E. Madeley after A. A. Cane, 1834.
Cane, A. A.Date: [1834]Reference: 562436i