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    A Vanishing Nova: *Uranographia Britannica* (ca. 1749)
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    Science & Medicine, Astronomy & Space

    A Vanishing Nova: Uranographia Britannica (ca. 1749)

    Earthen Messages: Nikola Tesla in his Laboratory (ca. 1899)
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    Science & Medicine, Strange Phenomena, Technology, Astronomy & Space

    Earthen Messages: Nikola Tesla in his Laboratory (ca. 1899)

    Ferdinand van Kessel’s *Four Parts of the World* (ca. 1689)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World, Travel & Exploration

    Ferdinand van Kessel’s Four Parts of the World (ca. 1689)

    A Hall of Mirrors: *Cabala, Spiegel Der Kunst Und Natur, In Alchymia* (1615)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    A Hall of Mirrors: Cabala, Spiegel Der Kunst Und Natur, In Alchymia (1615)

    Bruegel the Elder’s *Big Fish Eat Little Fish* (1556)
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    Animals & Beasts, Politics

    Bruegel the Elder’s Big Fish Eat Little Fish (1556)

    Albrecht Dürer’s Pillow Studies (1493)
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    Music & Arts

    Albrecht Dürer’s Pillow Studies (1493)

    Unnatural Selection: Emil Schachtzabel’s Pigeon *Prachtwerk* (1906)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    Unnatural Selection: Emil Schachtzabel’s Pigeon Prachtwerk (1906)

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)
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    Ghosts & Occult, Wisdom

    A Renaissance Riddle: The Sola Busca Tarot Deck (1491)

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Holkham Bible Picture Book (ca. 1330)

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Emotion & Expression

    Between Frogs and Gods: Illustrations of Physiognomy

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym
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    Science & Medicine, Sport & Exercise, Technology

    Gustave Zander and the 19th-Century Gym

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)
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    Customs & Culture, Sport & Exercise

    Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946)

    *Clavis Artis* by “Zoroaster”
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Clavis Artis by “Zoroaster”

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)
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    Science & Medicine

    Joseph Perry’s Medical Illustrations of Miscarriage (1834)

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)
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    Customs & Culture, Landscapes, Love & Lust, People

    Theresa Babb’s Photographs of Friendship (ca. 1898)

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)
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    Fashion

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s *The Sudarium of Saint Veronica* (1649)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s The Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649)

    “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)

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s *Atlas des Champignons* (1827)
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    Natural World

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des Champignons (1827)

    *The Ascent of Mont-Blanc* (ca. 1855)
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    Landscapes, Sport & Exercise, Travel & Exploration

    The Ascent of Mont-Blanc (ca. 1855)

    Adolf Schmidt’s *Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde* (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Adolf Schmidt’s Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde (1890)

    700 Years of Dante’s *Divine Comedy* in Art
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    700 Years of Dante’s Divine Comedy in Art

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

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

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)
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    Natural World, Design & Typography

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)