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    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    The Sorceress by Jan van de Velde II (1626)

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)
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    Technology, Music & Arts

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era
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    Customs & Culture

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era

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

    Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)
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    Design & Typography

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)

    Der Naturen Bloeme: The Flower of Nature (ca. 1350)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    Der Naturen Bloeme: The Flower of Nature (ca. 1350)

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)
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    War

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)

    Joseph Ducreux’s Self-Portraits (ca. 1790)
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    Emotion & Expression

    Joseph Ducreux’s Self-Portraits (ca. 1790)

    Ancient Courses: Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)
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    Maps, Natural World

    Ancient Courses: Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)
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    Death, Politics

    “A Slight Freshness on the Neck”: Prints Depicting the Execution of Louis XVI (ca. 1793)

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)
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    Natural World, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations
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    Customs & Culture

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts, Ghosts & Occult, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Kawanable Kyōsai’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons (1890)

    The Comet Book (1587)
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    Strange Phenomena, Astronomy & Space

    The Comet Book (1587)

    Erbario: a 15th-century Herbal from Northern Italy
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    Natural World

    Erbario: a 15th-century Herbal from Northern Italy

    Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)
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    War, Astronomy & Space

    Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s Illustrations for The War of the Worlds (1906)

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Bed Series: An Intimate Look Behind the Scenes at a Paris Brothel (1890s)
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    Love & Lust

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Bed Series: An Intimate Look Behind the Scenes at a Paris Brothel (1890s)

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)
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    Science & Medicine

    Studies on Twilight Phenomena, after Krakatoa (1888)

    Plague Doctor Costumes
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    Death, Science & Medicine

    Plague Doctor Costumes

    Edouard Joseph d’Alton’s Illustrations of Animal Skeletons (1821–1838)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Edouard Joseph d’Alton’s Illustrations of Animal Skeletons (1821–1838)

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Customs & Culture

    Japanese Firemen’s Coats (19th century)

    Sarah Goodridge’s Beauty Revealed (1828)
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    Love & Lust

    Sarah Goodridge’s Beauty Revealed (1828)

    John Gould’s Mammals of Australia (1845–63)
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    Animals & Beasts

    John Gould’s Mammals of Australia (1845–63)

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins
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    Architecture, Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins