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    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)
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    Science & Medicine, Fashion

    The Corset X-Rays of Dr Ludovic O’Followell (1908)

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)
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    Science & Medicine

    Johann Remmelin's Anatomical ‘Flap’ Book (1667)

    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum
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    Salome with John The Baptist’s Head at the Rijksmuseum

    A Closer Look at Richard Wagner’s Manuscripts
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    A Closer Look at Richard Wagner’s Manuscripts

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture, Landscapes, Maps, Geometry & Diagrams

    Böckler’s Pleasure Garden Plans (1664)

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael
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    People

    17th century Ethiopian Manuscript: The Miracles of the Archangel Michael

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)
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    People, Landscapes

    Lantern Slides of Norway (ca. 1910)

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)
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    People, Fashion

    Bifurcated Girls: Vanity Fair Special Issue (1903)

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)
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    Science & Medicine

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)
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    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    Radical Fashion from the Schembart Carnival (1590)

    The World Turned Upside Down (18th century)
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    Animals & Beasts, People

    The World Turned Upside Down (18th century)

    Sketches by Yoshitoshi (1882)
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    Sketches by Yoshitoshi (1882)

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)
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    Science & Medicine, People, Geometry & Diagrams, Emotion & Expression

    Phrenology Diagrams from Vaught’s Practical Character Reader (1902)

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century
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    Science & Medicine, People

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century

    Double Exposures
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    People

    Double Exposures

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)
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    Architecture, Landscapes

    Various Forms of Architecture (1636)

    The Heart in Art
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    Maps

    The Heart in Art

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

    Jehan Cousin’s Livre de Pourtraiture (1608)

    Skeleton Leaves (1873)
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    Skeleton Leaves (1873)

    Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Landscapes, Maps, Colonialism & the 'Other'

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

    The Vessels of Hermes - an Alchemical Album (ca.1700)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    The Vessels of Hermes - an Alchemical Album (ca.1700)

    Decayed Daguerreotypes
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    People, Death

    Decayed Daguerreotypes

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

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

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse