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<p>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.
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<p>Iconographic Collections<br>
Keywords: William Heath; metropolitan water board (lond; Metropolitan Water Board (London); heath, william {c.1795-1840}; SATIRE</p></div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:William_Heath_(artist)" class="extiw" title="w:en:William Heath (artist)"><span title="British artist (died 1840)">William Heath</span></a>
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