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Hand engraved portrait of William Bernhardt Tegetmeier (1816-1912), English naturalist, and founding member of the Savage Club in London. The etching is inscribed with the intials HH and dated 1879.

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Photographic library: "M" series

"M" series glass plate negatives: M0001912-M0002212

1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 12 cm

M0001912: Reproduction of a photograph of a stone relief of Aescualpius, god of medicine, and Hygeia, goddess of health

M0001913: Reproduction of a panormamic photograph showing the position of the Asklepieion [Asclepeion] and surrounding landscape on Kos, Greece

M0001914: Reproduction of a panoramic photograph showing the layout of the Temple of Asclepius in Epidaurus, Greece, and the surrounding landscape

M0001915: Aesculapius and Hygeia, relief stone tablet votives with 2 suppliants

M0001916: Egyptian wall carving showing a circumcision scene, Sakkara

M0001917: Two maps depicting the distribution of the Graeco-Roman world and the "Arabian Empire" at start of the 7th Century and 8th Century

M0001918: Reproduction of a woodcut captioned "Burning plague-spreaders"

M0001920: Reproduction of a woodcut captioned "St. Anthony and a victim of his disease"

M0001921: Reproduction of the caricature Cholera Pie by Robert Cruickshank

M0001922: Reproduction of a woodcut captioned "An earthquake that came before the outbreak of the plague"

M0001923: Reproduction of an illustration captioned "The crowded churchyard from a plague poster"

M0001926: Reproduction of an illustration captioned "London during the plague from a plague poster"

M0001927: Reproduction of the title page from Thomas Dekker's pamphlet "A rod for run-awayes", 1625

M0001928: Reproduction of two depictions of "The plague doctor"

M0001929: Reproduction of an illustration captioned "The plague in Marseilles in 1720. The scene shows convicts disposing of the dead by throwing the bodies into the bastions of the sea wall

M0001931: Reproduction of a woodcut captioned "The figure of a Fearful Comet"

M0001934EA: Reproduction of an engraving depicting an Ojibwe healer removing disease from a patient / M0001934EB: Reproduction of an illustration of charms used by an Ojibwe healer

M0001935EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a full-length statue of Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine / M0001935EB: Reproduction of an engraving of a bust of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine

M0001936: Reproduction of a photograph of a statue of Hygeia, Greco-Roman goddess of health and hygiene

M0001937EA: Cropped reproduction of an illustration of a "Plan of the house of the Silver Wedding", Pompeii / M0001937EB: Cropped reproduction of an illustration of a "Plan of the Stabian Baths", Pompeii

M0001939: Reproduction of three photographs of Trajan's Kiosk of Philae, Egypt; Church of the Savior on Blood, St Petersburg, Russia, and Pisa Baptistery of St. John, Pisa, Italy from an unknown publication

M0001940: Map described as depicting the lands where the Ancient Greeks held sway; and a portrait of Alcmaeon

M0001941: Reproduction of a book illustration depicting personal hygiene in the Minoan Palace of Knossos / M0001941EA: Reproduction of a book illustration depicting Dr. Caton's reconstruction of the scene [Asclepius, the Divine Physician] in the abaton or open-air sleeping-place at nightfall

M0001942EA: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The colonnade at Sakkara" / M0001942EB: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The Temple of Deir-el-Bahari

M0001943EA: Reproduction of a photograph of a standing statuette or figurine of Imhotep (active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.) captioned "Imhotep as a deity of medicine" / M0001943EB: Reproduction of a photograph of the side-view of a seated statuette or figurine of Imhotep (active 2667 B.C.-2648 B.C.) captioned "Imhotep as a demigod"

M0001944EA: Reproduction of a photograph of the front-view of a seated statuette captioned "Imhotep as a demigod" / M0001944EB: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "The temple of Imhotep, island of Philae"

M0001945EA: Reproduction of a photograph from an unknown publication with the caption "The Step Pyramid of Sakkara. Showing the  excavations now being made" also known as the Pyramid of Djoser, an archaeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt / M0001945EB: Reproduction of a photograph from an unknown publication with the caption "The temple of Deir el-Bahri" [Deir el-Bahari]

M0001946: Photograph depicting the restoration of old totem shrine from the Torres Islands / M0001946EB: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "The terrace temple of Queen Hatasu at Deir-el-Bahari"

M0001947EA: Reproduction of a photograph captioned "Entrance to the great temple of Horus, the sun-god at Edfu" / M0001947EB: Reproduction of a photograph of three African girls in traditional costume

M0001949EA: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "A medicine man. The making of a charm for protection from lions" / M0001949EB: Reproduction of a photograph with the caption "The gods Thoth and Horus pouring the water of life over the king, a carving on the walls of the Temple of Komombo"

M0001951: Reproductions of two photographs with the captions "A shrine of Devi" and "Vedda Magic"

M0001953: Illustration of Wrightington Hospital, Parbold

M0001954: Two photographs from a hospital that treated venereal or sexually transmitted diseases

M0001955: Two photographs from Archibishop Whirgift's Hospital, Croydon, the first provision for old age after the Reformation, 1599

M0001956: Reproduction of a photograph described as "The old hospital ships" from an unknown publication

M0001957: Interior of the Abaton at Epidaurus, after a drawing by H.C. Bradshaw / M0001957EB: Reproduction of a page from the Ebers Papyrus, written circa 1500 B.C.

M0001958: Map showing the distribution of smallpox, with a smallpox hospital at the epicentre, in the parishes of Chelsea and Kensington, and Fulham in 1878

M0001959: Reproductions of the Acropolis from Philipappos Hill and a statue of Ephebus from Anticythera

M0001960: Reproductions of a photograph depicting a wall carving at the birth house of Horus, Temple of Dendera, and an unknown Egyptian statue

M0001962: Reproductions of a scene in St. James's workhouse, London, in 1808 and a model of a treatment centre according to the Ministry of Health's type

M0001963: Line illustrations from a publication depicting Native American communities at a Prophet's lodge and "Medawisos"

M0001964: Line illustrations from a publication depicting a Native American "seer" and traditional healer making medicine

M0001965: Line illustrations from a publication depicting Indigenous North American medicine dance of the Winn-bagoes

M0001966: Reproductions of details from the Mosaics of Monreale Cathedral in Italy,  depicting scenes with Adam and Eve

M0001967: Photograph comparing two children, one with chickenpox or varicella and the other without

M0001968: Photograph of a book illustration of a statue of Ibn Rushd or Averroes in the atrium of the University of Barcelona

M0001969: Reproduction of a photograph of a panoramic view of Hiéron D'Asclépios at at Epidaurus

M0001970: Reproduction of a cartoon portrait of Wilhelm Kaiser or Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859-1941) from an unknown issue of Vanity Fair

M0001971: Close-up photograph of the reverse-side of the iron hand of Clephane, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001972: Close-up photograph of the iron hand of Clephane showing the palm and mechanism, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001973: Close-up photograph of the right-side view of the iron hand of Clephane, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001974: Close-up photograph of the left-side view of the iron hand of Clephane, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001975: Close-up photograph of the arm piece (without hand) from the iron hand of Clephane, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001976: Close-up photograph of the arm piece (without hand) from the iron hand of Clephane with a circular label, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001977: Close-up photograph of the reverse-view of the iron hand of Clephane complete with arm piece, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001978: Close-up photograph of the iron hand of Clephane complete with arm piece showing the palm and mechanism, also known as the Hand of Carslogie, a 16th century iron prosthetic hand formerly in the posession of the family Clephane of Carslogie

M0001979: Reproduction of a plaster statue of Imhotep, Egyptian god of medicine and healing, in situ at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0001981: Reproduction of a bronze statuette, on a shaped wooden base, of Imhotep, in situ at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0001982: Reproduction of an original bronze statue, on a black base with lettering, of Imhotep in situ at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0001983: Reproduction of a plaster statue of Imhotep standing and holding a staff, in situ at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0001984: Reproduction of a line illustration of Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1861 from John D. Comrie's History of Scottish Medicine, 1932

M0001985: Reproduction of a chalk drawing, head and shoulders portrait of George Alfred Henty (1832-1902), English novelist and war correspondent

M0001986: Portrait of John Lawrence (J. L.) Toole (1830-1906), English actor and theatrical producer, and Henry Irving (1838-1905), English actor

M0001987: Portrait of G. Jealous

M0001989: Line illustration of a logo for the Savage Club, London

M0001990: Portrait of David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish physician

M0001991: Portrait of David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish physician

M0001992: Portrait of David Livingstone (1813-1873), Scottish physician

M0001993: Line illustration depicting people collecting coconuts from a Toddy palm, or more specifically the Cocos nucifera

M0001994: Line illustration depicting 3 different types of palms, captioned Diplothemium maritimum, Cocos nucifera and Attalea compta

M0001995: Line illustration of Cocos nucifera with details of the palm and the nut

M0001996: Chinese public health poster for the plague showing methods of treatment

M0001997: Healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment nursing an isolated patient with pneumonic plague in the former region of Manchuria

M0001998: Illustration depicting the domestic room where Scottish physician David Livingstone was born

M0002000: Profile of a boat figurehead from the Solomon Islands

M0002002: Reproduction of a portrait of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), English scientist

M0002003: Reproduction of a watercolour of a physician wearing a 17th century plague preventive costume, circa 1910

M0002004: Reproduction of a watercolour painting of a physician wearing a 17th century plague preventive costume

M0002005: Reproduction of a watercolour of a physician wearing a 17th century plague preventive costume in Marseille

M0002007: Photograph of a 16th century 'luxation' traction table from monastery of Pennabilli, taken at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0002008: Photograph of a 16th century 'luxation' traction table from monastery of Pennabilli, taken at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0002009: Photograph of a 16th century 'luxation' traction table from monastery of Pennabilli, taken at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0002010: Photograph of a 16th century 'luxation' traction table from monastery of Pennabilli, taken at the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

M0002196: Reproduction of the top left quarter of a map of America in 1648

M0002197: Bottom left quarter of a map of America in 1648

M0002198: Top right quarter of a map of America in 1648

M0002199: Bottom right quarter of a map of America in 1648

M0002200: Reproduction of a drawing of the coat of arms of Francisco Pizarro González (1478-1541), Conqueror of Peru, 1533

M0002201: Reproduction of a drawing of the coat of arms of King Charles V of Spain (1500-1558), the Holy Roman Emperor, 1527

M0002202: Certificate signed by Don Luis Jerónimo Fernández de Cabrera Bobadilla Cerda y Mendoza, 4th Count of Chinchón (1589-1647)

M0002203: Photograph of a Wardian container or case designed by Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (1791–1868)

M0002204: Letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Danvers of the India Office, dated 12 December 1878

M0002205: Letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Henry Waterfield of the India Office, dated 14 December 1878

M0002206: Letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Edward Stanhope of the India Office, dated 6 December 1878

M0002207: Letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Enfield of the India Office, dated 11 June 1881

M0002208: Page 1 of 2 of a letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Seecombe of the India Office, dated 8 July 1881

M0002209: Page 2 of 2 of a letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Seecombe of the India Office, dated 8 July 1881

M0002210: Page 1 of 3 of a letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Seecombe of the India Office, dated 15 March 1881

M0002211: Page 2 of 3 of a letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Seecombe of the India Office, dated 15 March 1881

M0002212: Page 3 of 3 of a letter to John Eliot Howard (1807-1883) from Seecombe of the India Office, dated 15 March 1881

M0001988: Hand engraved portrait of William Bernhardt Tegetmeier (1816-1912), English naturalist, and founding member of the Savage Club in London

M0001988: Hand engraved portrait of William Bernhardt Tegetmeier (1816-1912), English naturalist, and founding member of the Savage Club in London

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