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Above Bar Street, Southampton, Hampshire. Coloured engraving by P. Brannon, 1846.

The Baths of Leuk, Leuk, Switzerland: interior. Lithograph by J. Jacottet after R. Ritz.

A Roman bath-house: left, a fountain; right, a tub. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.

Baths of Caracalla, Rome:  the water heating system. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

Panoramic view of Brusa (Broussa) from the Mondania Road, Turkey. Wood engraving, 1867.

A painter painting while enjoying a hot bath. Reproduction of a drawing by Bert Thomas, 1924.

De l'usage du bain chaud chez les anciens / [Émile Jules Fargier].

Ephesus: ruins of a thermal bath. Lithograph by E. Rey, 1867, after E. Rey, 1843.

Leuk Spa, Switzerland. Wood engraving by R. Alsmus.

Pistany spa, Czechoslovakia : arthritis - sciatica.

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A painter painting while enjoying a hot bath. Reproduction of a drawing by Bert Thomas, 1924.

De l'usage du bain chaud chez les anciens / [Émile Jules Fargier].

Ephesus: ruins of a thermal bath. Lithograph by E. Rey, 1867, after E. Rey, 1843.

Leuk Spa, Switzerland. Wood engraving by R. Alsmus.

Pistany spa, Czechoslovakia : arthritis - sciatica.