"The Beginning, Progreſs, and End of Man" (Wood E 25 [10]) is a folding (metamorphic) piece. A note on the back says, "Bought at Oxor[~] mi Feb. | 1688-9". The colophonic note says this is the product of "J. Deacon."
I thought this was by far the most original piece in the collection. There are ten woodcuts that, in various combinations, make a total of fifteen unique images. But this may be a rank copy of B. Alsop's original metamorphic piece.
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