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The London Orphan Asylum, Clapton. Engraving, 1838, after T. H. Shepherd.

Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Coloured engraving by J. Pass after himself, 1814.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by J. Storer after S. Prout, 1805.

Royal Caledonian Asylum, London: perspective view. Etching.

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Newport, Kentucky: view from the river. Coloured line engraving by Fenner Sears & Co., 1832, after G. Wall.

A Greenwich pensioner, filling a pipe with tobacco, a tankard of ale at his elbow. Engraving by J. Jenkins after M. W. Sharp.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: aerial view of the building and grounds, looking from the Surrey side of the river. Engraving, c.1761.

The Hospital of St. Peter, Wandsworth: the north facade and lawn. Coloured lithograph, 1849.

Orphan Asylum, New York. Coloured wood engraving by L. Casing-Barrett.

Two children are brought to the nurses of the Asylum for Female Orphans, Lambeth, London. Etching.

The blind school, Southwark. Engraving.

Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea. Engraving by A. Warren after R. B. Schnebbelie.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by T. White.

Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Engraving, 1822.

The female orphan asylum, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth. Engraving.

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The blind school, Southwark. Engraving.

Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea. Engraving by A. Warren after R. B. Schnebbelie.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank with boats on the river. Engraving by T. White.

Asylum for the deaf and dumb, Camberwell. Engraving, 1822.

The female orphan asylum, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth. Engraving.