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Humphrys, William, 1794-1865

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  • An Englishman sits smoking a hookah as an Asian man approaches making a salaam. Engraving by W. Humphrys, c. 1834, after W. Daniell.
  • Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by W. Humphrys, 1839.
  • Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet.
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    Thomas Hobbes. Line engraving by W. Humphrys, 1839.

    | Date: 1839 | Reference: 4260i
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    Christopher Columbus and his crew, arriving in America, kneel before the Cross as a priest holds up the Host; native Americans look on. Engraving by J. Knight (the lettering) and by W. Humphrys, 1844, after J.J. Barralet.

    Barralet, John James, approximately 1747-1815. | Date: 1844 | Reference: 30004i
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    An Englishman sits smoking a hookah as an Asian man approaches making a salaam. Engraving by W. Humphrys, c. 1834, after W. Daniell.

    Daniell, William, 1769-1837. | Date: 1 October 1834 | Reference: 24879i
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