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  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and cherubs. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by women with writing materials and blank tablets. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • A classical courtyard filled with natural philosophers, scientists and artists. Engraving after S. Le Clerc.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Lot and his family flee Sodom as it burns; Lot's wife faces the terrible scene, aghast. Coloured lithograph after J. Martin.
  • An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by statues of women holding garden produce. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Geology: comparative heights of mountains, with a pyramid for scale. Coloured engraving by S. Hall, 1817.
  • Archaeology: the tallest structures of the world. Mixed method engraving after A.M. Perrot.
  • A man in oriental clothing is leading a horse which is shying away from a semi-naked man who is sitting by the side of the road. Etching by C. Schule after J.D.Schubert.
  • Engineering: a portable pumping engine, used in Egypt. Coloured lithograph, [post 1875].
  • Mary and Joseph walk to Egypt with the infant Jesus. Engraving by N. Pitau, 1666, after S. François.
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and statues. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with flaming urns and figures with burning torches. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with women seated on the base shielding their eyes. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Astronomy: various apocalyptic scenes, including a flogging, a mob by the Palace of Westminster [?], a soldier being cashiered, and a paddle-steamer exploding on the Nile. Coloured lithograph, [c.1844?].
  • An anatomical dissection in the ancient world, in a landscape setting. Engraving, 1801.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with water cascading down its sides. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • Hygieia stands before a pyramid engraved with the names of famous figures in the history of medicine. Etching by B. Hübner, 1777.
  • Agriculture: two Egyptian fellahin with a plough in the left foreground, in the background two oxen yolked to a similar plough till the soil. Etching.
  • A crocodile in Egypt. Etching.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with statuettes of people and birds. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a fleet of battle-ships carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a scene of figures round a large fire carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden monument with women seated either side holding garden plans and design implements. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal procession carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with carvings depicting hunting scenes and weapons. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.