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Foundling Hospital (London, England)

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  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a bird's-eye view of the courtyard. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles after L. P. Boitard, 1753.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a perspective view looking north-east at the main building, with penitent mothers arriving beside a statue of fortune. Engraving by C. Grignion and P. C. Canot after S. Wale, 1749.
  • Fashionable London comes to observe Sunday lunch at the Foundling Hospital. Wood engraving by J. Swain, 1872, after H.T. Green.
  • The Foundling Hospital: the main buildings seen from the north, with a farmyard in the foreground. Engraving by J. P. Malcolm after himself, 1808.
  • Thomas Coram, in the foreground an infant in a basket, in the background the Foundling Hospital. Line engraving by J. W. Cook after B. Nebot, 1741.
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    An account of the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children. In which is the Charter, Act of Parliament, By-Laws and Regulations.

    Foundling Hospital (London, England) | Date: [1749]
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    The report of the General Committee ... of the Hospital ... relating to the general plan for executing the purposes of the Royal Charter. [The report ... concerning the method of electing future Governors and Guardians. - By-laws proposed to be made].

    Foundling Hospital (London, England) | Date: 1740
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    A copy of the royal charter, Establishing an hospital for the Maintenance and Education Of Exposed and Deserted young children

    Foundling Hospital (London, England)
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    An account of the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children, Including the Charter, Act of Parliament, By-Laws and Regulations, and annual Accounts of all Receipts and Payments, from the Commencement of the Corporat

    Foundling Hospital (London, England)
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    The royal charter, Establishing an hospital for the Maintenance and Education Of Exposed and Deserted young children. With the Act of Parliament establishing the same. Together with the By-Laws of the said Corporation, and the Regulations for Managing the

    Foundling Hospital (London, England)
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