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Davenport, Samuel, 1783-1867

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  • Fathime's astral body leaving her as she dies while Euphrosyne sits and watches. Line engraving by S. Davenport after H. Corbould.
  • A young woman in Genoa is being proposed to, watched anxiously by her brother. Engraving by S. Davenport after S.J.E. Jones.
  • A title page (right) embellished with illustration of people ascending steep cliffs and a book plate (left) of four birds. Engravings by S. Davenport, ca. 1821.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
  • A shaman banging a drum and dancing to invoke spirits to cure a sick man. Engraving by S. Davenport.
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    A young woman in Genoa is being proposed to, watched anxiously by her brother. Engraving by S. Davenport after S.J.E. Jones.

    Jones, S. J. E. | Date: [1831] | Reference: 27532i
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    A title page (right) embellished with illustration of people ascending steep cliffs and a book plate (left) of four birds. Engravings by S. Davenport, ca. 1821.

    | Date: 23 Novr. 1821 | Reference: 42079i
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    Men burying the bodies of plague victims in a pit. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1 July 1835 | Reference: 6921i
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    A death cart in a street in London during the great plague. Engraving by S. Davenport, 1835, after G. Cruikshank.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1 July 1835 | Reference: 6920i
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    A variety of shells, including a trochus, a murex and a conch. Engraving by S. Davenport.

    | Date: 14 March 1822 | Reference: 41854i
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