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Images from the collections

Images about Translators

2 images from works
  • A Chinese interpreter kneeling with a stick behind his knees is being tortured by two men standing on the stick. Coloured engraving by A. Freschi, 1812.
  • A Chinese interpreter kneeling with a stick behind his knees is being tortured by two men standing on the stick. Coloured stipple print by J. Dadley, 1801.

Works from the collections

8 works

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    Francis Adams (1796-1861) / John Craig.

    Craig, John. | Date: [1961]
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    The Deeside Hippocrates : Francis Adams - country doctor and translator of the classics / by Douglas Guthrie.

    Guthrie, Douglas, 1885-1975. | Date: 1961
    • Pictures

    An Egyptian interpreter in Turkey. Coloured lithograph by J. Nash, 1843, after D. Wilkie, 1840.

    Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841. | Date: 1843 | Reference: 730155i
    • Books

    Libros, médicos y traductores en España (1850-1900) / Cristina Riera Climent, Juan Riera Palmero.

    Riera Climent, Cristina. | Date: 2007
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    Francis Adams (1796-1861) / by John Craig.

    Craig, John. | Date: 1961
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United Kingdom
Medical historians
Adams, Francis, 1796-1861

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