Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the river front, with a scale of feet. Engraving by H. Hulsbergh after C. Campbell, 1715.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the river front vista, with the Queens' House and Royal Observatory in the distance: many people walking about. Engraving by J. Newton after T. Lancey.

Clarendon Building, Oxford: panoramic view with the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre. Line engraving.

The Charity School, or National School, Kensington High Street. Engraving.

Architecture: the roof trusses of three chapels compared. Engraving by A. Dick, 1847, after M. A. Nicholson.

The Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, 1674-1728 : original drawings by Sir Christopher Wren, Sir John Vanbrugh, Nicholas Hawksmoor, John James, from the collections at the Bodleian, All Souls College, Worcester College, Sir John Soane's Museum, Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich, R.I.B.A. Library / [edited by Arthur T. Bolton, H. Duncan Hendry].

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The Charity School, or National School, Kensington High Street. Engraving.

Clarendon Building, Oxford: panoramic view with the Bodleian Library and Sheldonian Theatre. Line engraving.

Architecture: the roof trusses of three chapels compared. Engraving by A. Dick, 1847, after M. A. Nicholson.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, the river front, with a scale of feet. Engraving by H. Hulsbergh after C. Campbell, 1715.

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