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Type/Technique

Line photoengravings

Images

  • A rider and his horse trying to cross a small stream. Coloured line block after an engraving by C. Tomkins after W. J. Shayer.
  • Ophiuridae of the genus Echinodermata. Line block.
  • A man who has swallowed petroleum asks a pharmacist for a remedy; the pharmacist shows hims several bottles and lets him chose the one he prefers, with fatal results. Line block.
  • A variety of deep-sea fishes, some skeletal, including the deep-sea eel. Line block after a wood engraving by J. G. Flegel after R. Koch.
  • A shepherd waving at his two dogs. Coloured line block after an engraving by C. Tomkins after W. J. Shayer.
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Catalogue

    • Pictures

    A Chinese man displaying the symptoms of a malignant pustule on his finger. Coloured line block print by Chiang Yee, after a Chinese artist, 1920/1940?.

    | Date: [1920/1940?] | Reference: 573587i
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    A Chinese man displaying symptoms of anthrax of the thigh. Coloured line block print by Chiang Yee, after a Chinese artist, 1920/1940?.

    | Date: [1920/1940?] | Reference: 573470i
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    A Chinese man displaying symptoms of a mammary carbuncle on his chest. Coloured line block print by Chiang Yee, after a Chinese artist, 1920/1940?.

    | Date: [1920/1940?] | Reference: 573479i
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    A Chinese man displaying symptoms of a septic infection of the eyelid. Coloured line block print by Chiang Yee, after a Chinese artist, 1920/1940?.

    | Date: [1920/1940?] | Reference: 573323i
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    A Chinese man displaying the symptoms of rheumatism on his face, with white scurf. Coloured line block print by Chiang Yee, after a Chinese artist, 1920/1940?.

    | Date: [1920/1940?] | Reference: 573446i
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