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    W. W. Denslow’s Illustrations for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
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    Travel & Exploration

    W. W. Denslow’s Illustrations for the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)

    Urania’s Mirror; or, a View of the Heavens (circa 1825)
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    Astronomy & Space

    Urania’s Mirror; or, a View of the Heavens (circa 1825)

    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art
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    Natural World

    “Firelight Flickering on the Ceiling of the World”: The Aurora Borealis in Art

    Yggdrasil: The Sacred Ash Tree of Norse Mythology
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Yggdrasil: The Sacred Ash Tree of Norse Mythology

    The Human Pyramids of Juste De Juste (ca. 1540)
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    People

    The Human Pyramids of Juste De Juste (ca. 1540)

    D. A. Rovinskii’s Collection of Russian Lubki (18th–19th Century)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Politics

    D. A. Rovinskii’s Collection of Russian Lubki (18th–19th Century)

    The Geometric Landscapes of Lorenz Stoer (1567)
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    Design & Typography, Architecture, Geometry & Diagrams

    The Geometric Landscapes of Lorenz Stoer (1567)

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Persian Demons from a Book of Magic and Astrology (1921)

    Various Apocalyptic Scenes from the Prophetic Messenger (ca. 1827–61)
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    Politics, Ghosts & Occult, War

    Various Apocalyptic Scenes from the Prophetic Messenger (ca. 1827–61)

    Augustus Jansson’s Queen City Ink Adverts (1903–1907)
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    Animals & Beasts, People

    Augustus Jansson’s Queen City Ink Adverts (1903–1907)

    Photographs of Japanese Sword Guards (1916)
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    Design & Typography

    Photographs of Japanese Sword Guards (1916)

    Buffon and de Sève’s Quadrupeds (1754)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Buffon and de Sève’s Quadrupeds (1754)

    John O. Westwood’s Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts (1868)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    John O. Westwood’s Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts (1868)

    John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America
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    Design & Typography

    John Margolies’ Photographs of Roadside America

    The Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505)
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    Animals & Beasts, Religion, Myth & Legend

    The Unicorn Tapestries (1495–1505)

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

    Edward Lear’s Nonsense Botany (1871–77)

    Optics Illustrations from the Physics Textbooks of Amédée Guillemin (1868/1882)
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    Science & Medicine

    Optics Illustrations from the Physics Textbooks of Amédée Guillemin (1868/1882)

    The Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767)

    John Martin’s Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    John Martin’s Illustrations of Paradise Lost (1827)

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)
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    Animals & Beasts, Communication

    Jan van Kessel’s Signature of Caterpillars and Snakes (1657)

    Karl Blossfeldt’s *Urformen der Kunst* (1928)
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    Natural World

    Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst (1928)

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)
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    Design & Typography, Natural World

    Plants and Their Application to Ornament (1896)

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)
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    Astronomy & Space

    August Strindberg’s Celestographs (1893–4)

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)
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    Architecture

    The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Art (1460–1921)