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    The Tomb and the Telephone Box: Soane’s Mausoleum (1816)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture

    The Tomb and the Telephone Box: Soane’s Mausoleum (1816)

    Robert Fludd’s Memory Tricks (1617)
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    Communication, Geometry & Diagrams

    Robert Fludd’s Memory Tricks (1617)

    Physical Training for Business Men (1917)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Physical Training for Business Men (1917)

    Characters and Caricaturas by William Hogarth (1743)
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    Characters and Caricaturas by William Hogarth (1743)

    Hokusai’s Ghost Stories (ca. 1830)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    Hokusai’s Ghost Stories (ca. 1830)

    Photographs of (models of) the moon (1874)
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    Astronomy & Space

    Photographs of (models of) the moon (1874)

    Polychrome Woodblocks of Itō Jakuchū Birds
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    Animals & Beasts

    Polychrome Woodblocks of Itō Jakuchū Birds

    Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918
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    Landscapes, War

    Landscapes of the Western Front, 1914–1918

    Kumataro Ito’s Illustrations of Nudibranchs from the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition (ca. 1908)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Kumataro Ito’s Illustrations of Nudibranchs from the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition (ca. 1908)

    Early Experiments with X-Rays (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Early Experiments with X-Rays (1896)

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

    John Milton’s Frontispiece Prank

    The Celestial Atlas of Andreas Cellarius (1660)
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    Maps, Geometry & Diagrams, Astronomy & Space

    The Celestial Atlas of Andreas Cellarius (1660)

    Images from William Saville-Kent’s The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Images from William Saville-Kent’s The Great Barrier Reef of Australia (1893)

    The Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I (1515)
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    Politics, Architecture

    The Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I (1515)

    Cosmography Manuscript (12th Century)
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    Geometry & Diagrams

    Cosmography Manuscript (12th Century)

    Flatfish Camouflage Experiments (1911)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Flatfish Camouflage Experiments (1911)

    Albert Racinet’s L’Ornement Polychrome (1869–73)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture, Music & Arts

    Albert Racinet’s L’Ornement Polychrome (1869–73)

    Allegorical Maps of Love, Courtship, and Matrimony
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    Love & Lust

    Allegorical Maps of Love, Courtship, and Matrimony

    Fore-Edge Book Paintings from the Boston Public Library
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    Landscapes, Music & Arts

    Fore-Edge Book Paintings from the Boston Public Library

    The Bakemono Zukushi “Monster” Scroll (18th–19th century)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    The Bakemono Zukushi “Monster” Scroll (18th–19th century)

    Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    Ernst Haeckel’s Jellyfish

    Maps Showing California as an Island
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    Maps, Travel & Exploration

    Maps Showing California as an Island

    Mnemonic Alphabet of Jacobus Publicius (1482)
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    Communication

    Mnemonic Alphabet of Jacobus Publicius (1482)

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e
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    Landscapes

    Utagawa Hiroshige: Last Great Master of Ukiyo-e