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

Ian Dury poster

Bridewell Prison in Tothill Fields (also known as Tothill Fields Prison)

Denny Hulme's McLaren Ford at the British Grand Prix

Eastcastle Street

as he was known

'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