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St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the south side. Engraving by J. Peltro.

St John's Abbey Church, above, and St John's Gate, below, Clerkenwell, London. Engraving by G. Vertue after J. Deane after a manuscript.

Fujian, province, China: a pailou (memorial arch) dedicated to a virtuous widow. Photograph by John Thomson, 1870-1871.

Crimean War: panoramic view of the interior of Fort Nicholas. Tinted lithograph by E. Walker, 1856, after W. Simpson.

A large, ornate vase with figures partying carved in relief on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Lithograph by R. K. Thomas after W. P. Griffith, 1845.

An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung (Guangdong) province, China: ancient Chuting stone memorial arch, Yuexiu mountain. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

A large, ornate vase with figures clasping hands carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Wood engraving.

The arch of Septimius Severus, Rome: the north side. Line engraving, 1583.

Church and Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, Hampshire: with architectural details. Etching by J. Pass, 1809, after J. Cave.

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St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Wood engraving.

St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Lithograph by R. K. Thomas after W. P. Griffith, 1845.

The arch of Septimius Severus, Rome: the north side. Line engraving, 1583.

Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung (Guangdong) province, China: ancient Chuting stone memorial arch, Yuexiu mountain. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

Church and Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, Hampshire: with architectural details. Etching by J. Pass, 1809, after J. Cave.