An historical and descriptive account of the Royal Hospital, and the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea : to which is prefixed, an account of King James's College at Chelsea ... embellished with engravings, and interspersed with biographical anecdotes.

  • Faulkner, Thomas, 1777-1855.
Date:
1805
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An historical and descriptive account of the Royal Hospital, and the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea : to which is prefixed, an account of King James's College at Chelsea ... embellished with engravings, and interspersed with biographical anecdotes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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