Time period between January 1, 1701, and December 31, 1800

Psorsalea palaestina: flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Three people drinking punch as a cure for (right to left) gout, colic, and phthisis. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1799.

A tour thro' London about the year 1725 : being Letter V and parts of Letter VI of 'A tour thro' the whole Island of Great Britain,' containing a description of the city of London, as taking in the city of Westminster, borough of Southwark and parts of Middlesex / Reprinted from the text of the original edition, 1724-1926 ; edited & annotated by Sir Mayson M. Beeton and E. Beresford Chancellor.

Japanese clover (Lespedeza sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower, fruit and seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Observations on man, his frame, his duty, and his expectations. In two parts / By David Hartley.

An old couple sitting, the man leans over on his walking stick to listen to the woman reading from the bible. Line engraving after G. Dou.

Two physicians in "macaroni" fashions. Etching by J. Johnson after J.W.B. (Bretherton?), 1772.

A mallow plant (Abutilon sp.): flowering and fruiting plant with separate fruit and seed. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.

Mudwort (Limosella aquatica): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.

A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

Proclama : publicato di commissione dell'illustrissimo, & eccellentisimo Signor Ferigo venier Capo., e V. Poda. per la serenis. Republica di Venetia, &c. Rettore di Padova, & suo distretto, e delli nob. sig. sopra proveditori aggionti, e proveditori alla sanità.

A woman performing chemical experiments with a furnace: representing chemistry. Etching by E-J-N. de Ghendt after C-N. Cochin the younger, 1773.

Cardiac failure in the eighteenth century and its modern conception.

Engraving of anatomical theatre in Altdorf.

The emergence of the social sciences, 1642-1792 / Richard Olson.

1 print : line engraving ; image 15.7 x 21.4 cm

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

1 print : line engraving and etching ; image 16.3 x 22.8 cm

A man suffering from dropsy dictating his will while a physician takes his pulse, he is surrounded by his wife and friends. Engraving.

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Cardiac failure in the eighteenth century and its modern conception.

Engraving of anatomical theatre in Altdorf.

The emergence of the social sciences, 1642-1792 / Richard Olson.

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

A man suffering from dropsy dictating his will while a physician takes his pulse, he is surrounded by his wife and friends. Engraving.

History, 18th Century

Images from the collections

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Cardiac failure in the eighteenth century and its modern conception.

Engraving of anatomical theatre in Altdorf.

The emergence of the social sciences, 1642-1792 / Richard Olson.

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

A man suffering from dropsy dictating his will while a physician takes his pulse, he is surrounded by his wife and friends. Engraving.

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