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Salus Populi Suprema Lex: Source of the Southwark Water Works

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist
Publication:
[London:] : S. Knight, [1832?]
Language(s):
English
Latin
Format:
Still image
Genre(s):
Caricatures
Abstract:
John Edwards, owner of the Southwark Water Works, is sitting on a dome in the middle of the dark and murky Thames River; he holds a trident with drowned animals on the prongs; sludge from sewers pours in from both sides; London is in the background.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 print : 17 x 24 cm.
Provenance:
Purchase; 1967.
Technique:
etching, color
NLM Unique ID:
101394171 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A024183
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101394171