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  • view Air, water and food from a sanitary standpoint / by Ellen H. Richards and Alpheus G. Woodman.
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    Air, water and food from a sanitary standpoint / by Ellen H. Richards and Alpheus G. Woodman.

    Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911 | Date: [1904], [©1904]
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    Microscopy: fresh water floscularia ornata. Coloured lithograph by L. Aldous.

    | Reference: 46479i
  • view Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.
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    Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851 | Date: 1 April 1813 | Reference: 45315i
  • view Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.
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    Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: 1890 | Reference: 46931i
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    Hydraulics: two views of the effects of breakwaters on waves. Aquatint by Neeles.

    | Date: 1817 | Reference: 46890i
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    A waterwheel in a river, in rocky terrain. Engraving, 16--, after J. Besson.

    Besson, Jacques | Reference: 37527i
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    Page 62: a man quenching his thirst from a water carrier. Watercolour drawing.

    | Reference: 27224i
  • view Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.
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    Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia: panoramic view with the river. Coloured engraving by J.C. Armytage after W.H. Bartlett.

    Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854 | Reference: 22246i
  • view Children hold a book up to a personified water droplet: sanitation campaign in Morocco. Colour lithograph by Moroccan Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.
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    Children hold a book up to a personified water droplet: sanitation campaign in Morocco. Colour lithograph by Moroccan Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.

    | Date: [2000?] | Reference: 771924i
  • view Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
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    Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.

    Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799. | Reference: 43692i
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    The stairs at York buildings in the Strand; in the background are the tower of the water works and Westminster Bridge. Engraving, c.1779.

    | Reference: 37652i
  • view Bagnigge Wells: the exterior, after a print made in 1780. Wood engraving by [W.H.P.].
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    Bagnigge Wells: the exterior, after a print made in 1780. Wood engraving by [W.H.P.].

    | Date: 1780-1877 | Reference: 38740i
  • view Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
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    Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].

    | Reference: 45367i
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    Hydraulics: a waterpump. Engraving.

    | Reference: 45276i
  • view Geography: Victoria Falls, seen from a distance. Wood engraving.
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    Geography: Victoria Falls, seen from a distance. Wood engraving.

    | Date: 1889 | Reference: 46928i
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    Engineering: hydrostatics, diagrams of pressure gradients. Engraving.

    | Reference: 45254i
  • view Agriculture: a Chinese rice plantation, with workers transplanting the rice. Engraving by T.A. Prior, c. 1840, after T. Allom.
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    Agriculture: a Chinese rice plantation, with workers transplanting the rice. Engraving by T.A. Prior, c. 1840, after T. Allom.

    Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 | Date: 1840 | Reference: 496607i
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    Advice medical, and economical, relative to the purchase and consumption of tea, coffee, and chocolate; wines, and malt liquors: including tests to detect adulteration. Also remarks on water. With directions to purify it for domestic use / by J. Stevenson.

    Stevenson, J | Date: 1830
  • view Bagnigge Wells, London: a family group, the Dumplings, on a day out. Mezzotint.
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    Bagnigge Wells, London: a family group, the Dumplings, on a day out. Mezzotint.

    | Reference: 38743i
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    I find water relaxing / Stefan Alexander.

    Alexander, Stefan | Date: [2018]
  • view Astrology: signs of the zodiac, Aquarius. Coloured engraving.
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    Astrology: signs of the zodiac, Aquarius. Coloured engraving.

    | Reference: 46456i
  • view Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe and being doused by a servant who thinks he's on fire. Wood-engraving, mid-19th century.
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    Sir Walter Raleigh smoking a pipe and being doused by a servant who thinks he's on fire. Wood-engraving, mid-19th century.

    | Reference: 25007i
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    A Basque woman posing with an earthenware jug on her head.

    | Reference: 530758i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
  • view Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from a distance. Coloured lithograph, ca.1890.
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    Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from a distance. Coloured lithograph, ca.1890.

    | Date: 1890 | Reference: 46929i
  • view Hydraulics: two devices, a pump (top), and a wheeled vehicle (below). Woodcut 1659.
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    Hydraulics: two devices, a pump (top), and a wheeled vehicle (below). Woodcut 1659.

    Caus, Isaac de, 1590-1648 | Reference: 45348i
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