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    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)
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    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)

    A Collection of Very Valuable and Scarce Pieces relating to the Last Plague in the Year 1665 (1721)
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    A Collection of Very Valuable and Scarce Pieces relating to the Last Plague in the Year 1665 (1721)

    Shells and other Marine Life from Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (1734)
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    Shells and other Marine Life from Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (1734)

    The Athenian Oracle (1820)
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    The Athenian Oracle (1820)

    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)
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    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)

    The Newgate Calendar (1795)
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    The Newgate Calendar (1795)

    The Art of Dreams
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    People, Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena

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    Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting at Sea (1749)
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    Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting at Sea (1749)

    The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (1765)
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    Politics, Travel & Exploration, Customs & Culture

    The Memoirs of Lieut. Henry Timberlake (1765)

    Nekrokēdeia or The Art of Embalming (1705)
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    Nekrokēdeia or The Art of Embalming (1705)

    17 Numbered Lists from History
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    Wisdom, Humour & Satire

    17 Numbered Lists from History

    Experiments and Observations in a Heated Room (1774)
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    Experiments and Observations in a Heated Room (1774)

    Flowers of the Sky
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    A Meditation upon a Broomstick (1711)
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    A Meditation upon a Broomstick (1711)

    Highlights from Folger Shakespeare Library’s Release of almost 80,000 Images
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    Highlights from Folger Shakespeare Library’s Release of almost 80,000 Images

    The Man Who Recovered the Use of His Tongue, after Four Years Dumb, by means of a Frightful Dream (1747)
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    The Man Who Recovered the Use of His Tongue, after Four Years Dumb, by means of a Frightful Dream (1747)

    Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior of Africa (1858)
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    Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior of Africa (1858)

    Life and Death Contrasted (ca. 1770)
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    The Nitrous Oxide Experiments of Humphry Davy
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    The Tibetan Book of Proportions
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    The Tibetan Book of Proportions

    The Hermit; or, The Unparalleled Sufferings, and Surprising Adventures, of Philip Quarll (1814)
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    The Hermit; or, The Unparalleled Sufferings, and Surprising Adventures, of Philip Quarll (1814)

    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images
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    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images

    Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain (1788)
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    Scenes relating to the life of Charles IV, King of Spain (1788)

    Account of a Very Remarkable Young Musician (1769)
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