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

    | Date: 1841 | Reference: 24516i
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    St John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London: the north side. Lithograph by R. K. Thomas after W. P. Griffith, 1845.

    Griffith, William Pettit, 1815-1884. | Date: 1845 | Reference: 24468i
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    The arch of Septimius Severus, Rome: the north side. Line engraving, 1583.

    | Date: 1583 : | Reference: 2977738i
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    Canton (Guangzhou), Kwangtung (Guangdong) province, China: ancient Chuting stone memorial arch, Yuexiu mountain. Photograph by John Thomson, 1871.

    Thomson, J. (John), 1837-1921. | Date: 1871 | Reference: 19864i
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    Church and Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, Hampshire: with architectural details. Etching by J. Pass, 1809, after J. Cave.

    Cave, Jason. | Date: 1 March 1809 | Reference: 23061i
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