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    Kusakabe Kimbei’s Photographs of Late 19th-Century Japan
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    People

    Kusakabe Kimbei’s Photographs of Late 19th-Century Japan

    William Sharp’s Chromolithographs of The Great Water Lily (1854)
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    Natural World

    William Sharp’s Chromolithographs of The Great Water Lily (1854)

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)
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    Death

    “Dialogue Between Frederick Ruysch and His Mummies” by Giacomo Leopardi (1827)

    The Heart of Man; Either a Temple of God, or a Habitation of Satan; Represented in Ten Emblematical Figures (1851)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Heart of Man; Either a Temple of God, or a Habitation of Satan; Represented in Ten Emblematical Figures (1851)

    The History of Ink: Including its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography (1860)
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    Music & Arts, Technology

    The History of Ink: Including its Etymology, Chemistry, and Bibliography (1860)

    The Concealed Erotic Paintings of Sommonte (19th Century)
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    Love & Lust

    The Concealed Erotic Paintings of Sommonte (19th Century)

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)
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    Politics, War

    Eighteen Hundred and Eleven (1812)

    Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries (1868)
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    Maps

    Geographical Fun: Being Humourous Outlines of Various Countries (1868)

    Book of French Textile Samples (1863)
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    Design & Typography

    Book of French Textile Samples (1863)

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)
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    Animals & Beasts, Politics, Humour & Satire

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (1867)

    The Burning Stable (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Burning Stable (1896)

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
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    People, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass

    Arcimboldo-esque Composite Portraits of Trades (ca. 1800)
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    People, Technology, Humour & Satire

    Arcimboldo-esque Composite Portraits of Trades (ca. 1800)

    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824)

    The Wise Boys: or, The Entertaining Histories of Fred Forethought, Matt Merrythought, Luke Lovebook and Ben Bee (ca. 1842)
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    People, Wisdom

    The Wise Boys: or, The Entertaining Histories of Fred Forethought, Matt Merrythought, Luke Lovebook and Ben Bee (ca. 1842)

    What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? (1863)
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    Politics

    What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? (1863)

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)
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    Travel & Exploration

    A Journey Round my Room (1871 edition)

    Marcus Selmer’s Photographs of 19th-Century Norwegians
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    People

    Marcus Selmer’s Photographs of 19th-Century Norwegians

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century
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    Politics, Humour & Satire

    Yellow Journalism: The “Fake News” of the 19th Century

    A Selection from The MET’s Public Domain Collection, Now Free from All Restrictions
    Images

    A Selection from The MET’s Public Domain Collection, Now Free from All Restrictions

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)
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    Politics, Geometry & Diagrams

    W. E. B. Du Bois’ Hand-Drawn Infographics of African-American Life (1900)

    The Confidence-Man (1857)
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    People, Stories, Humour & Satire

    The Confidence-Man (1857)

    The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1882)
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    Science & Medicine, Astronomy & Space

    The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1882)