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    *Sea Monsters Unmasked* and *Sea Fables Explained* by Henry Lee (1883)
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts, Religion, Myth & Legend, Science & Medicine

    Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Henry Lee (1883)

    Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s *Katzensymphonie* (1868)
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    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s Katzensymphonie (1868)

    “The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintarō (ca. 1800)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    “The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintarō (ca. 1800)

    Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s *Plain Home Talk* (1896 edition)
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    Customs & Culture, Science & Medicine, Wisdom

    Uncommon Sense: Edward B. Foote’s Plain Home Talk (1896 edition)

    *The Mermaid “at Home!”* (1809)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    The Mermaid “at Home!” (1809)

    José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena, Science & Medicine

    José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910)

    The Drift of Things: David Goodman Croly’s *Glimpses of the Future* (1888)
    Books / 
    The Future

    The Drift of Things: David Goodman Croly’s Glimpses of the Future (1888)

    George Baxter’s Print of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (ca. 1854)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    George Baxter’s Print of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (ca. 1854)

    A Wetted Beak: Engravings from Pauline Knip’s *Les Pigeons* (1811)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    A Wetted Beak: Engravings from Pauline Knip’s Les Pigeons (1811)

    Alfred G. Mayer’s *On the Color and Color-Patterns of Moths and Butterflies* (1897)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Alfred G. Mayer’s On the Color and Color-Patterns of Moths and Butterflies (1897)

    “How He Came to Life One Day”: Photographs of Snowmen (1854–1950)
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    Customs & Culture

    “How He Came to Life One Day”: Photographs of Snowmen (1854–1950)

    True Crime: Allan Pinkerton’s *Thirty Years a Detective* (1884)
    Books / 
    Crime & Law

    True Crime: Allan Pinkerton’s Thirty Years a Detective (1884)

    Fantastic Planet: The Microscopy Album of Marinus Pieter Filbri (1887–88)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Fantastic Planet: The Microscopy Album of Marinus Pieter Filbri (1887–88)

    Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the *Divina Commedia* (1855/1872)
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    Music & Arts, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the Divina Commedia (1855/1872)

    *Aphrodisiacs and Anti-Aphrodisiacs* (1869)
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    Love & Lust, Science & Medicine

    Aphrodisiacs and Anti-Aphrodisiacs (1869)

    Anton Seder’s *The Animal in Decorative Art* (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts, Design & Typography

    Anton Seder’s The Animal in Decorative Art (1896)

    Sabine Baring-Gould’s *Book of Were-Wolves* (1865)
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Ghosts & Occult

    Sabine Baring-Gould’s Book of Were-Wolves (1865)

    “Freedom! Equality!! Justice!!!”: Victoria Woodhull’s *Impending Revolution* (1872)
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    Politics, People

    “Freedom! Equality!! Justice!!!”: Victoria Woodhull’s Impending Revolution (1872)

    A Very Tall Tale: Photograph of the Cardiff Giant (ca. 1869)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    A Very Tall Tale: Photograph of the Cardiff Giant (ca. 1869)

    Edwin D. Babbitt’s *Principles of Light and Color* (1878)
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    Science & Medicine

    Edwin D. Babbitt’s Principles of Light and Color (1878)

    *Antiquities of Mexico* (1831–48)
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    Customs & Culture, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Antiquities of Mexico (1831–48)

    Thomas Eakins’ Photograph of a Dissected Horse’s Leg (ca. 1885)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Thomas Eakins’ Photograph of a Dissected Horse’s Leg (ca. 1885)

    American Grammar: Diagraming Sentences in the 19th Century
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    Communication

    American Grammar: Diagraming Sentences in the 19th Century

    Looking Backward: Images of *Rückenfiguren* (ca. 1497–1925)
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    Landscapes, Music & Arts

    Looking Backward: Images of Rückenfiguren (ca. 1497–1925)