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Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

<p>A scene in the Roman campagna. A herder seated on grass looks into an empty jar for more drink. A standing man laughs at him. The third man lies on the ground</p>

Three herdsmen resting; one of them needs a drink. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1806, after N. Berchem, 1668.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, exhibens veram sitis naturalis historiam ... / ex auctoritate ... Guilielmi Jacobi 's Gravesande ... publico ac solemni eruditorum examini subjicit Guilielmus Cramerus.

1 print : mezzotint, with watercolour ; platemark 69.9 x 50.4 cm

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

1 print : line engraving ; image 14.1 x 11.2 cm,

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Control mechanisms of drinking / edited by G. Peters, J.T. Fitzsimons, L. Peters-Haefeli.

<p>Bible. O.T. Judges 15.19. In the Bible, Samson first casts away the jaw which then begins to spout water</p>

Histoire de Samson

Verdier, François, 1651-1730.

1 print : etching, with engraving ; platemark 16.1 x 21.3 cm.

God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

Essai sur la soif : ses causes et son méchanisme travail du Laboratoire de apthologie expérimentale et comparée de la Faculté de médecine de Paris / Andre Mayer.

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Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

Three herdsmen resting; one of them needs a drink. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1806, after N. Berchem, 1668.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, exhibens veram sitis naturalis historiam ... / ex auctoritate ... Guilielmi Jacobi 's Gravesande ... publico ac solemni eruditorum examini subjicit Guilielmus Cramerus.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Control mechanisms of drinking / edited by G. Peters, J.T. Fitzsimons, L. Peters-Haefeli.

God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

Essai sur la soif : ses causes et son méchanisme travail du Laboratoire de apthologie expérimentale et comparée de la Faculté de médecine de Paris / Andre Mayer.

Dissertatio medica de fame et siti, in alma Argentoratensium Universitate habita / à Melchiore Sebizio.

Thirst / Barbara J. Rolls and Edmund T. Rolls.

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Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

Three herdsmen resting; one of them needs a drink. Etching by I.J. de Claussin, 1806, after N. Berchem, 1668.

Dissertatio medica inauguralis, exhibens veram sitis naturalis historiam ... / ex auctoritate ... Guilielmi Jacobi 's Gravesande ... publico ac solemni eruditorum examini subjicit Guilielmus Cramerus.

Hagar and Ishmael saved by an angel. Coloured mezzotint by R. Dunkarton, 1798, after J.S. Copley.

An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.

Control mechanisms of drinking / edited by G. Peters, J.T. Fitzsimons, L. Peters-Haefeli.

God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.

Essai sur la soif : ses causes et son méchanisme travail du Laboratoire de apthologie expérimentale et comparée de la Faculté de médecine de Paris / Andre Mayer.

Dissertatio medica de fame et siti, in alma Argentoratensium Universitate habita / à Melchiore Sebizio.

Thirst / Barbara J. Rolls and Edmund T. Rolls.

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