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

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

    Vanity of Vanities: *Fool’s Cap Map of the World* (ca. 1585)
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    Maps, Humour & Satire

    Vanity of Vanities: Fool’s Cap Map of the World (ca. 1585)

    *The Little Journal of Rejects* (1896)
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    Design & Typography, Humour & Satire, Music & Arts

    The Little Journal of Rejects (1896)

    Never-again Land: J. M. Barrie's *My Lady Nicotine* (1896)
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    Drugs, Humour & Satire

    Never-again Land: J. M. Barrie's My Lady Nicotine (1896)

    As Loud as a Mouse: Mickey’s Sonic Debut in *Steamboat Willie* (1928)
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    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    As Loud as a Mouse: Mickey’s Sonic Debut in Steamboat Willie (1928)

    Wreathed in Pastiche: Max Beerbohm’s *Christmas Garland* (1912)
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    Humour & Satire

    Wreathed in Pastiche: Max Beerbohm’s Christmas Garland (1912)

    Charles H. Bennett’s *Shadows* (ca. 1856)
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    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    Charles H. Bennett’s Shadows (ca. 1856)

    *The Comic Natural History of the Human Race* (1851)
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    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    The Comic Natural History of the Human Race (1851)

    C. P. Cranch’s Very Literal Illustrations of Emerson’s *Nature* (ca. 1837–39)
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    Humour & Satire

    C. P. Cranch’s Very Literal Illustrations of Emerson’s Nature (ca. 1837–39)

    “March of Intellect” Cartoons (1828–29)
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    Humour & Satire, Politics, Technology

    “March of Intellect” Cartoons (1828–29)

    Downhill from Here: *The Slant Book* (1910)
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    Humour & Satire

    Downhill from Here: The Slant Book (1910)

    A Pantomime and Masquerade: *Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London* (1716)
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    Humour & Satire, Travel & Exploration

    A Pantomime and Masquerade: Trivia: or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (1716)

    Figure/Ground: Alphonse Allais’ *April Fools Album* (1897)
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    Humour & Satire

    Figure/Ground: Alphonse Allais’ April Fools Album (1897)

    Don Quixote in the 20th Century (ca. 1905)
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    Humour & Satire, Music & Arts

    Don Quixote in the 20th Century (ca. 1905)

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)

    Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany (1871–77)
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    Natural World, Humour & Satire

    Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany (1871–77)

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)
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    Humour & Satire, Emotion & Expression

    The Joys of Young Werther (1775)

    John Milton’s Frontispiece Prank
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    John Milton’s Frontispiece Prank

    Pepys’s Ghost (1899)
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    Humour & Satire

    Pepys’s Ghost (1899)

    Bon-Mots of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century (1897)
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    Humour & Satire

    Bon-Mots of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century (1897)

    The Laughing Song (1904)
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    Humour & Satire

    The Laughing Song (1904)

    The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)
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    Humour & Satire

    The Drolatic Dreams of Pantagruel (1565)

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Humour & Satire

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya

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

    Public and Private Life of Animals (1877)