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In Company Style: Illustrations from James Skinner’s *Kitāb-i tashrīḥ al-aqvām* (1825)
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Customs & Culture, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

In Company Style: Illustrations from James Skinner’s Kitāb-i tashrīḥ al-aqvām (1825)

“The Persian *Mâr-Nâmeh* or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes” (1892)
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Animals & Beasts, Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

“The Persian Mâr-Nâmeh or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes” (1892)

Peruvianizing Peru: Covers from *Amauta* Magazine (1926–30)
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Customs & Culture, Politics, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Peruvianizing Peru: Covers from Amauta Magazine (1926–30)

Diagrams for Travel from the *Qanoon-e-Islam* (1832)
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Customs & Culture, Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Travel & Exploration

Diagrams for Travel from the Qanoon-e-Islam (1832)

Diagrams from Willem ten Rhijne’s *De Acupunctura* (1683)
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Science & Medicine, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Diagrams from Willem ten Rhijne’s De Acupunctura (1683)

Elizabeth I’s Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuau’s *Histoires Prodigieuses* (1559)
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Religion, Myth & Legend, Strange Phenomena, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Travel & Exploration

Elizabeth I’s Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuau’s Histoires Prodigieuses (1559)

Wayang Kulit: Raden Soelardi’s Illustrations of Javanese Puppets (1919)
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Customs & Culture, Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Wayang Kulit: Raden Soelardi’s Illustrations of Javanese Puppets (1919)

Snail Homes, Bog Bodies, and Mechanical Flies: Robert Testard’s Illustrations for *Les secretz de l’histoire naturelle* (ca. 1485)
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Customs & Culture, Religion, Myth & Legend, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Snail Homes, Bog Bodies, and Mechanical Flies: Robert Testard’s Illustrations for Les secretz de l’histoire naturelle (ca. 1485)

Deceit and Disrobing: The Schefer *Maqāmāt* (BNF Arabe 5847, ca. 1237)
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Stories, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Humour & Satire, Religion, Myth & Legend

Deceit and Disrobing: The Schefer Maqāmāt (BNF Arabe 5847, ca. 1237)

Paramaribo and the Plantation: Gerrit Schouten’s Dioramas of Suriname (1810–30)
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Customs & Culture, People, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Paramaribo and the Plantation: Gerrit Schouten’s Dioramas of Suriname (1810–30)

Cannibal Modernity: Oswald de Andrade’s *Manifesto Antropófago* (1928)
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Customs & Culture, Politics, Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Music & Arts

Cannibal Modernity: Oswald de Andrade’s Manifesto Antropófago (1928)

Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)
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Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Travel & Exploration

Off with Their Heads: Illustrations of Blemmyes (ca. 1175–1724)

Reality Iced: Robert J. Flaherty’s *Nanook of the North* (1922)
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Reality Iced: Robert J. Flaherty’s Nanook of the North (1922)

Etching of a Sámi Drum from the Dutch Edition of Johannes Schefferus’ *Lapponia* (1682)
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Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Etching of a Sámi Drum from the Dutch Edition of Johannes Schefferus’ Lapponia (1682)

Theodor de Bry’s Engravings for Thomas Harriot’s *Briefe and True Report* (1590)
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Customs & Culture, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Travel & Exploration

Theodor de Bry’s Engravings for Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report (1590)

Chromatic Aberrations: *The Toll of the Sea* (1922)
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Love & Lust, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Chromatic Aberrations: The Toll of the Sea (1922)

Unidentified Floating Object: Edo Images of *Utsuro-bune*
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Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Technology, Strange Phenomena

Unidentified Floating Object: Edo Images of Utsuro-bune

“When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s *The New Zealander* (1872)
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Architecture, Death, Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Travel & Exploration, The Future

“When London is in Ruins”: Gustave Doré’s The New Zealander (1872)

John Uri Lloyd’s *Etidorhpa* (1895)
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Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

John Uri Lloyd’s Etidorhpa (1895)

Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)
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Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)

Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)
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Colonialism & the ‘Other’, Music & Arts

Hans Prinzhorn’s Artistry of the Mentally Ill (1922)

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man (1750)
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Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man (1750)

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

Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass

Edward Curtis’ Photographs of Kwakwaka’wakw Ceremonial Dress and Masks (ca. 1914)
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Religion, Myth & Legend, Colonialism & the ‘Other’

Edward Curtis’ Photographs of Kwakwaka’wakw Ceremonial Dress and Masks (ca. 1914)

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