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  • An angel gives Elijah cake and water. Line engraving by W. Panneels after P.P. Rubens.
  • Engineering: a large pumping station. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • John baptises Christ; the holy spirit descends. Etching by J. Mynde, c. 1737.
  • Hydraulics: a hydro-pneumatic workbench. Engraving by A. W. Warren after R. Cocking.
  • Agriculture: a plan for better drainage of fields. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1803.
  • Hydraulics: pumps and water-wheels. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie after himself, 1850.
  • Bagnigge Wells: the gardens, with people taking tea, playing bowls, etc. Coloured process print after a drawing made in 1830.
  • Hydraulics: a water-wheel with a pressure relieving device, side elevation. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Pinchback.
  • Clocks: diagrams of water-clocks. Engraving, c. 1861.
  • Geography: visitors at Niagara Falls. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geography: whirlpools. Coloured wood engraving by C. Whymper.
  • Geology: the ages of the Earth and details of types of stone. Coloured lithograph by Bethmont, 1911, after himself.
  • Hydropathic establishment, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland: perspective view. Wood engraving by Nisbet, 1881?.
  • A hydraulic system for a Rowntree's fire engine. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1812, after J. Farey.
  • Agriculture: a Chinese rice plantation, with workers transplanting the rice. Engraving by T.A. Prior, c. 1840, after T. Allom.
  • Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.
  • Hydraulics: a hydro-pneumatic workbench, details. Engraving by A. W. Warren after R. Cocking.
  • A tree bearing fruit labelled with virtues; representing the life of the Christian. Coloured etching by J. Couse, c. 1780, after J. Bakewell.
  • Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.
  • Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
  • A crowned woman in red holding a rose-topped caduceus; she is suspended in a circle of water; a cherub blows wind from above; representing a stage in the process of alchemy. Coloured etching, ca. 18th century.
  • Moscow: people swimming and sunbathing at Cerebrensky public baths. Etching by M.G. Eichler, 1799, after G. de la Barthe, 1796.
  • Hydraulics: two human-driven [?] pumps. Woodcut, 1659.
  • Well, St. Austell, Cornwall. Etching by J. Rowe, 1810, after S. Prout.
  • A physician discovers that the patient to whom he has administered hydrotherapy has developed 'water on the brain'. Lithograph by Brandl, c. 1850.
  • Astrology: signs of the zodiac, Aquarius. Coloured engraving.
  • Men vainly seeking alchemical 'white' (mercurial) water in the ground and in trees. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
  • A woman walking in the rain as a figure in the clouds pours a bucket; representing Aquarius in the astrological year. Lithograph after S. Tresca after L. Lafitte.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Geography: Victoria Falls, seen from a distance. Wood engraving.