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Mawe, John, 1764-1829

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  • Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli, ca. 1821, after J. Mawe.
  • Instructions for the use of the blow-pipe, and chemical tests, with additions and observations derived from the recent publication of Professor Berzelius / By J. Mawe.
  • Instructions for the use of the blow-pipe, and chemical tests, with additions and observations derived from the recent publication of Professor Berzelius / By J. Mawe.
  • African workers washing for diamonds in Brazil. Etching after T. Webster after J. Mawe, 1815.
  • Sêrro do Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil: slaves washing soil for diamonds, supervised by men with whips. Coloured aquatint by D. Klemi-Bonatti, 1821, after J. Mawe.
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    Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil. Coloured aquatint by P. Fumagalli, ca. 1821, after J. Mawe.

    Mawe, John, 1764-1829. | Date: [1821] | Reference: 2498735i
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    Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology ... To which is added a practical description of the use of the lapidary's apparatus. Explaining the methods of slitting and polishing pebbles / [John Mawe].

    Mawe, John, 1764-1829. | Date: 1826
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    The Linnaean system of conchology ... / By John Mawe.

    Mawe, John, 1764-1829. | Date: 1823
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    Familiar lessons on mineralogy and geology ... To which is added a practical description of the use of the lapidary's apparatus / [John Mawe].

    Mawe, John, 1764-1829 | Date: 1830
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    A new descriptive catalogue of minerals / [John Mawe].

    Mawe, John, 1764-1829 | Date: 1825
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