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The baths and mineral springs, Ems, West Germany. Line engraving by J. Willis after W. Tombleson.

Baths Langen, Schwalbach, Wetzlar, Germany. Etching by T. Jones after W. Tombleson.

Construction work in front of Bridewell prison and the jail governors house, Edinburgh, Scotland. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1829, after T.H. Shepherd.

St Katharine's Hospital, Regent's Park, London: seen from the road. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1827, after T. H. Shepherd.

Eton College from the river with an elaborate border of architectural motifs. Coloured line engraving by H. Winkles after W. Tombleson.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank, with boats on the river and two men lounging on the bank. Engraving by S. Lacey after W. Tombleson, 1834.

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William Tombleson

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Construction work in front of Bridewell prison and the jail governors house, Edinburgh, Scotland. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1829, after T.H. Shepherd.

The baths and mineral springs, Ems, West Germany. Line engraving by J. Willis after W. Tombleson.

Baths Langen, Schwalbach, Wetzlar, Germany. Etching by T. Jones after W. Tombleson.

St Katharine's Hospital, Regent's Park, London: seen from the road. Steel engraving by W. Tombleson, 1827, after T. H. Shepherd.

The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: viewed from the Surrey bank, with boats on the river and two men lounging on the bank. Engraving by S. Lacey after W. Tombleson, 1834.