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William Hawes: memorial tablet. Line engraving by J. Basire.

Brasenose College, Oxford: quadrangle, with St. Mary's Church and the Radcliffe Camera behind. Line engraving by J. Basire after J.M.W. Turner.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the agents for Venice and the estates and the Lord Mayor of London. Engraving by J. Basire after a drawing by William Camden, 1791.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including a gentleman usher with a white rod and the French Ambassador. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.

The house of Abraham Cowley in Chertsey. Line engraving by J. Basire.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Earl of Worcester and Sir Walter Raleigh. Engraving by J. Basire after a drawing by William Camden, 1791.

The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street: the laboratory. Engraving by J. Basire, 1818, after W. Tite.

A child with two heads joined at the vertex. Line engraving by J. Basire after W. Bell.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Children of the Chapel and the Sergeant of the Vestry. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.

Stomach of a male wombat, shown life-size, turned inside-out, and inflated. Line engraving by J. Basire after W. Clift, 1808.

The church of Saint Peter-in-the-East, Oxford: section of the chancel and plan of the crypt. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1835, after G. Gwilt, 1818.

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Basire, James, 1769-1822

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Stomach of a male wombat, shown life-size, turned inside-out, and inflated. Line engraving by J. Basire after W. Clift, 1808.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Earl of Worcester and Sir Walter Raleigh. Engraving by J. Basire after a drawing by William Camden, 1791.

The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth I, including the Children of the Chapel and the Sergeant of the Vestry. Engraving by J. Basire after William Camden, 1791.

A child with two heads joined at the vertex. Line engraving by J. Basire after W. Bell.

The church of Saint Peter-in-the-East, Oxford: section of the chancel and plan of the crypt. Line engraving by J. Basire, 1835, after G. Gwilt, 1818.