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

<p>Cutting from a 1753 newspaper about comparing the water of a new well with that of an old one producing Iron Pear-Tree Water. Erasmus King (along with Sir Tanfield Lemon, Dr. Hill and Mr. Wall) was unable to gain access to the old well to compare the water of the old and the new, although he had privately tried both and found no difference in quality.</p>

Sanatoria, water therapy & saunas ephemera. Box 1.

At the desire of the proprietors of the new Iron Pear-Tree Water, and fully to satisfy the Public in this particular, I hearby declare... no public trial of the waters was made by us... / Erasmus King.

A bull resting in an enclosure outside a thatched cottage in England. Etching by R. Hills, 1802.

Malvern, Great Malvern, Worcestershire: plan of town. Lithograph.

Lame people, war victims and beggars receiving alms at a hospital. Etching after J. Callot.

<p>Bible. N.T. John 4.1-30. She holds an elaborate water jug decorated with a bas-relief of a fish</p>

1 print : line engraving ; image 16.1 x 20.8 cm

Jesus meets the woman from Samaria at the well. Engraving after A. van der Werff.

1 print : etching with engraving ; platemark 17.9 x 24 cm

Well, St. Austell, Cornwall. Etching by J. Rowe, 1810, after S. Prout.

1 print : nelson, with printing ink ; image 10.4 x 14.9 cm

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

At the desire of the proprietors of the new Iron Pear-Tree Water, and fully to satisfy the Public in this particular, I hearby declare... no public trial of the waters was made by us... / Erasmus King.

A bull resting in an enclosure outside a thatched cottage in England. Etching by R. Hills, 1802.

Malvern, Great Malvern, Worcestershire: plan of town. Lithograph.

Lame people, war victims and beggars receiving alms at a hospital. Etching after J. Callot.

Jesus meets the woman from Samaria at the well. Engraving after A. van der Werff.

Well, St. Austell, Cornwall. Etching by J. Rowe, 1810, after S. Prout.

Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Coloured process print.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: panoramic view from Vale Royal. Etching, 1855.

Small water supplies / by Sandy Cairncross and Richard Feachem.

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

At the desire of the proprietors of the new Iron Pear-Tree Water, and fully to satisfy the Public in this particular, I hearby declare... no public trial of the waters was made by us... / Erasmus King.

A bull resting in an enclosure outside a thatched cottage in England. Etching by R. Hills, 1802.

Malvern, Great Malvern, Worcestershire: plan of town. Lithograph.

Lame people, war victims and beggars receiving alms at a hospital. Etching after J. Callot.

Jesus meets the woman from Samaria at the well. Engraving after A. van der Werff.

Well, St. Austell, Cornwall. Etching by J. Rowe, 1810, after S. Prout.

Great Malvern, Worcestershire. Coloured process print.

Tunbridge Wells, Kent: panoramic view from Vale Royal. Etching, 1855.

Small water supplies / by Sandy Cairncross and Richard Feachem.

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