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  • An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • Hydraulics: a hydro-pneumatic workbench. Engraving by A. W. Warren after R. Cocking.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
  • Agriculture: a plan for better drainage of fields. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1803.
  • Allegory of water: a woman holding a ship on her shoulders; Moses leading Israelites out of Egypt while Pharaoh and the Egyptians drown. Drawing, ca. 1740.
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Works from the collections

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    Air, water and food from a sanitary standpoint / by Ellen H. Richards and Alpheus G. Woodman.

    Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911. | Date: [1904], [©1904]
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    Microscopy: fresh water floscularia ornata. Coloured lithograph by L. Aldous.

    | Reference: 46479i
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    Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

    Farey, John, 1791-1851. | Date: 1 April 1813 | Reference: 45315i
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    Geography: Niagara Falls, seen from nearby. Coloured lithograph.

    | Date: 1890 | Reference: 46931i
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    Hydraulics: two views of the effects of breakwaters on waves. Aquatint by Neeles.

    | Date: 1817 | Reference: 46890i
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Related topics

Pumping machinery
Water Supply
Christianity
London
Water Wells
Fountains
Mineral Waters
Water Supply
Mineral Waters
Mineral water industry

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