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The Pool of Bethesda, Jerusalem, Israel. Coloured lithograph by D. Roberts, 1839.

Lourdes and Gave-de-Pau, Hautes Pyrénées, France: peasants fishing with the castle in the background. Lithograph, 1821, after M. Colston.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the ceremony of immersion. Pencil drawing by R. Cleaver.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Line engraving by G. Hawkins, 1795(?).

Sacred Spring, Zuñi, New Mexico. Coloured lithograph.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées, France: the shrine and sacred well. Wood engraving by H. Lanos.

Spa, Belgium: monks and visitors at the fountains of Sauveniere and Groisbeeck. Engraving by M.B. Wachsmuth after A. Le Loup, 1762.

The apostles around the empty tomb watch the Assumption of the Virgin. Engraving.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Coloured line engraving.

Three scenes: a woman undergoing a trial for adultery, a Jewish burial and circumcision ceremony. Etching after a woodcut, 1682.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Lithograph.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Line engraving by Newman & Co.

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St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Etching by G. Cuitt, 1813.

The pool of Bethesda. Aquatint after L. Mayer.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales. Lithograph.

Lourdes, Haute Pyrénées: pilgrims gathered at the cave of Massabielle. Lithograph.

St. Winifred's Well, Flintshire, Wales: interior. Line engraving by Newman & Co.