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Summary
A woman dropping her tea-cup in horror upon discovering the monstrous contents of a magnified drop of Thames water; revealing the impurity of London drinking water. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
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Keywords: William Heath; metropolitan water board (lond; Metropolitan Water Board (London); heath, william {c.1795-1840}; SATIRE
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Tags
england
thames
river thames
river thames in london in art
satire
william heath artist
thames river
iconography
high resolution
united kingdom
Date
1828
Source
Wellcome Images
Link
Copyright info
public domain