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Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of spirit lamp [?]. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1802.

A large cannon pushed forwards by Furies crushes American soldiers under its wheels; representing the American Civil War. Wood engraving after J. Tenniel, 1864.

James Graham and Gustavus Katterfelto in combat using electrotherapy machines as weapons. Etching, 1783.

Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of windmill. Engraving by J. Taylor.

The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam], St. George's Fields, Lambeth. Coloured process print.

Beecham's "oracle" : this novelty is the property of Beechams Pills Limited, St. Helens, England : (registered trade mark no. 586676).

Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Calipers for artillery measurement, with many formulae engraved on them. Engraving by A. Bell.

Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, with ships and rowing boats in the foreground. Engraving by T. Bowles, 1753.

Stockpile of cannonballs under trees, Afghanistan. Watercolour.

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Schleswig-Holstein War: an ambulance arriving at a battlefield in Düppel 18 April 1864. Lithograph by W. Funke, 1864.

Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of windmill. Engraving by J. Taylor.

Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of spirit lamp [?]. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1802.

Stockpile of cannonballs under trees, Afghanistan. Watercolour.

James Graham and Gustavus Katterfelto in combat using electrotherapy machines as weapons. Etching, 1783.