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San Marino, CA 91108
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The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social and political cartoons that satirize health practices and practitioners. Noted illustrators represented include French artists Honore Daumier, Gustave Dore, J. J. Grandville, and Emile Vernier; British caricaturists Thomas Rowlandson, George Cruikshank, and James Gillray; and the American cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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Kashnor notes, "The second issue, noting that D';Estaing attacked Port Royal in 1779." Prime meridian: Ferro, London. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 402.
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Submap: Isles Marianes ou Des Ladrons. Cartouche: decorative.. "Guill. Delahaye sculp." Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Five sided device lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche.
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