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The London Institution: the interior of the library. Drawing by H. Ansted, 1824.

Textiles: a pair of large presses for block printing calico. Engraving by J. Carter after T. Allom, 1834.

Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.

The London Institution: the interior of the library. Engraving by J. Carter after H. Ansted, 1824.

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Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.

The London Institution: the interior of the library. Drawing by H. Ansted, 1824.

The London Institution: the interior of the library. Engraving by J. Carter after H. Ansted, 1824.

Textiles: a pair of large presses for block printing calico. Engraving by J. Carter after T. Allom, 1834.