'The Root China' Size:L: 90 x 60cm Ian Dury poster

Ian Dury poster

Eastcastle Street

Figures are seen looking at the display cabinets full of objects

The Democrat President of the United States

This refers to JF Professor Jenkins crossing of the Niagara Gorge on 5th August 1869 on a tightrope located at the Whirlpool Rapids just north of the Railway Suspension Bridge

'The Root China' Size:L: 90 x 60cm Ian Dury posterBotanical study of 'The Root China' (Ginseng), with mountains and a settlement visible in the background. The accompanying text states that the plant is used in the treatment of 'Spanish pox' and gout. Plate from the book An embassy from the East India Company of the United Provinces to the Grand Tartar Cham, Emperour of China., by John Nieuhoff (London, 1669). John Nieuhoff (1618 1672), Dutch traveller, was appointed steward of the mission to China