Mint Collection (#5)

Interior of the Mint (engraving)
654133 Interior of the Mint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Mint)

Chicory and peppermint
Chicory, Cichorium intybus 1, and peppermint, Mentha piperita 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802

Spearmint or spear mint, Mentha spicata (Mentha viridis). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, pudding grass or squaw mint, Mentha pulegium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants

Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Spearmint, Mentha spicata (Mentha crispa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Peppermint, Mentha piperita. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

The British Association Meeting at Cheltenham 1856 (engraving)
2772345 The British Association Meeting at Cheltenham 1856 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The British Association Meeting at Cheltenham 1856)

Room on North Side of the Mint, now St Peters Hospital (w / c on paper)
2832159 Room on North Side of the Mint, now St Peters Hospital (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Part of St Peters Church and Kitchen of Mint (now St Peter
2832126 Part of St Peters Church and Kitchen of Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Interior of the mint, from a drawing of about 1800 (engraving)
3636294 Interior of the mint, from a drawing of about 1800 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the mint, from a drawing of about 1800)

The story of a 20 Franc coin (colour litho)
3099307 The story of a 20 Franc coin (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of a 20 Franc coin)

Neon signs in Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1968

Minting coins with hand-held tools, c. 1550 (woodcut)
1220238 Minting coins with hand-held tools, c.1550 (woodcut) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; out of copyright

Label, Menthe Verte
French Drinks Bottle Label, Menthe Verte (Green Mint)

Label, Menthe Blanche
French Drinks Bottle Label, Menthe Blanche (White Mint), Ricard & Rostain, Grenoble

Label, Sirop de Menthe
French Drinks Bottle Label, Sirop de Menthe (mint syrup)

A Mint of the Fifteenth Century (engraving)
1094673 A Mint of the Fifteenth Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mint of the Fifteenth Century)

The Officer of the Mint (engraving)
1094630 The Officer of the Mint (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Officer of the Mint)

Key to Birds Eye View of Paris (engraving)
1052599 Key to Birds Eye View of Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Key to Birds Eye View of Paris)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 320
Lepidoptera: Simaethis myllerana = Choreutis myllerana (Miller?s Nettle-tap) [Plant: Mentha hirsuta (Hairy Mint)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 269
Hymenoptera: Cerceris laeta ( but cf. Cerceris arenaria) [Plant: Mentha rotundifolia (Round-leaved Mint)] Date: 1824-39

Vienna in 1873, looking North-East (engraving)
1052952 Vienna in 1873, looking North-East (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vienna in 1873, looking North-East)

Bracket on the Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832149 Bracket on the Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832146 Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Exterior of St Peters Hospital (formerly The Mint) seen from St Peter
2832143 Exterior of St Peters Hospital (formerly The Mint) seen from St Peters Churchyard, 1821 (w/c wash over pencil on paper) by Johnson, James (1803-34); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Bracket on the Exterior of St Peters Hospital (formerly The Mint
2832151 Bracket on the Exterior of St Peters Hospital (formerly The Mint) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

The Master of the Mint (engraving)
3646612 The Master of the Mint (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Master of the Mint)

Archduke Maximilian of Austria at the mint (engraving)
3646313 Archduke Maximilian of Austria at the mint (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archduke Maximilian of Austria at the mint)

Lisbon and its Environs (engraving)
3654139 Lisbon and its Environs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lisbon and its Environs)

Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, c. 1765 (oil on canvas)
3472217 Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, c.1765 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); 121.9x152.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian, out of copyright

View of the Tower of London and the Mint (coloured engraving)
603114 View of the Tower of London and the Mint (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Penny, c. 1205 (silver)
1764375 Penny, c.1205 (silver) by English School, (13th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: William Conte Collection); eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

Penny, c. 1205 (silver)
1764374 Penny, c.1205 (silver) by English School, (13th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: William Conte Collection); eFitzwilliam Museum; English, out of copyright

An early sixteenth-century European mint, from Der Weisskunig (engraving)
1220235 An early sixteenth-century European mint, from Der Weisskunig (engraving) by German School, (16th century); The Royal Mint Museum, Llantrisant, UK; eRoyal Mint Museum; German, out of copyright

Species of mint (litho)
6013702 Species of mint (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Species of mint. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

The Mint (b / w photo)
3628460 The Mint (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mint. Illustration for The Descriptive Album of London)

Balance automatique du baron Seguier, a la Monnaie de Paris (engraving)
3646095 Balance automatique du baron Seguier, a la Monnaie de Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balance automatique du baron Seguier)

Back of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital), 1820 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832418 Back of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital), 1820 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Eden, John Reverend (1766-1840); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Council Chamber at St Peters Hospital, formerly The Mint (w / c on paper)
2832157 Council Chamber at St Peters Hospital, formerly The Mint (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas L)

Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil on paper)
2832145 Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832142 Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil on paper)
2832152 Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

The Mint, Sydney (b / w photo)
2813576 The Mint, Sydney (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mint, Sydney)

Reverse of a penny, from the reign of William I (silver)
FIT466175 Reverse of a penny, from the reign of William I (silver) by English School, (11th century); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Process of coining in the 16th century, from The National
KW322674 Process of coining in the 16th century, from The National and Domestic History of England by William Hickman Smith Aubrey (1858-1916) published London, c.1890 (litho) by English School

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