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The Splash of a Drop (1895)
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Science & Medicine, Geometry & Diagrams

The Splash of a Drop (1895)

Illustrations from a Descriptive Iconography of Cacti (1841)
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Science & Medicine, Natural World

Illustrations from a Descriptive Iconography of Cacti (1841)

Blue-Sky Thinking: *The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight* (1877)
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Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

Blue-Sky Thinking: The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight (1877)

Barnard’s Universal Criminal Cipher Code (1895)
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Communication, Crime & Law

Barnard’s Universal Criminal Cipher Code (1895)

Phenakistoscopes (1833)
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Technology

Phenakistoscopes (1833)

The Death and Burial of Cock Robin
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Animals & Beasts, Death

The Death and Burial of Cock Robin

With Lord Byron at the Sandwich Islands in 1825
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Travel & Exploration

With Lord Byron at the Sandwich Islands in 1825

A Traveler from Altruria (1894)
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A Traveler from Altruria (1894)

The Singerie: Monkeys acting as Humans in Art
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The Singerie: Monkeys acting as Humans in Art

My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum (1879)
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My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum (1879)

Guess Me (1879)
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Guess Me (1879)

Album of Seaweed Pictures (1848)
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Album of Seaweed Pictures (1848)

Fables for the Frivolous (1899)
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Fables for the Frivolous (1899)

The Steps of Life
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The Steps of Life

Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)
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Hypnotism Posters (ca. 1900)

New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)
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Death, Humour & Satire

New Elucidations of Thomson’s Seasons (1822)

Comparative Physiognomy: or, Resemblances Between Men and Animals (1852)
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Comparative Physiognomy: or, Resemblances Between Men and Animals (1852)

Shakespeare in Art
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Shakespeare in Art

Catalogue from Belcher Mosaic Glass Co. (1886)
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Catalogue from Belcher Mosaic Glass Co. (1886)

Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)
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Science & Medicine, Death

Images from The Champion Text Book on Embalming (1897)

The Sea Monk (ca. 1845)
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The Sea Monk (ca. 1845)

The Postures of the Mouth (1846)
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Communication

The Postures of the Mouth (1846)

The Merry Cobler and His Musical Alphabet (ca. 1800)
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The Merry Cobler and His Musical Alphabet (ca. 1800)

Reed Bontecou’s Portraits of Wounded Soldiers (1865)
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Science & Medicine, War

Reed Bontecou’s Portraits of Wounded Soldiers (1865)

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