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Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)
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Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)
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Wisdom

Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)

Transference of Thoughts (1885)
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Strange Phenomena

Transference of Thoughts (1885)

Practical Hydrotherapy (1909)
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Practical Hydrotherapy (1909)

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

The Art of Dreams

Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)
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People, Customs & Culture

Illustrations from a Teenage Holiday Journal (1821)

Speech of Satan to his Legions from *A System of Elocution* (1846)
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Communication

Speech of Satan to his Legions from A System of Elocution (1846)

Greetings from Krampus
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Religion, Myth & Legend

Greetings from Krampus

“Plantscapes” from Kerner von Marilaun’s Pflanzenleben (1887)
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Natural World

“Plantscapes” from Kerner von Marilaun’s Pflanzenleben (1887)

Flowers of the Sky
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Astronomy & Space

Flowers of the Sky

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

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

Leaving the Opera in the Year 2000
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The Future

Leaving the Opera in the Year 2000

Anthropomorphic Maps of Europe at War (1870/1914)
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Politics, Maps, War

Anthropomorphic Maps of Europe at War (1870/1914)

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

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

The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million
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The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million

Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)
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Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)

The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)
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People

The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)

Medical Imagery of the 15th Century
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Medical Imagery of the 15th Century

Jehan Cousin’s *Livre de Pourtraiture* (1608)
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Geometry & Diagrams

Jehan Cousin’s Livre de Pourtraiture (1608)

Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)

Engravings from Oliver Goldsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825)
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Engravings from Oliver Goldsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825)

A Pictorial History of Santa Claus
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A Pictorial History of Santa Claus

Illustrations from a Chapbook on Robinson Crusoe (ca. 1800)
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Illustrations from a Chapbook on Robinson Crusoe (ca. 1800)

Plates from a History of the Carriby Islands (1666)
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Plates from a History of the Carriby Islands (1666)

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