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    Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s *Katzensymphonie* (1868)
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    Animals & Beasts, Humour & Satire

    Sheet Mewsic: Moritz von Schwind’s Katzensymphonie (1868)

    “The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintarō (ca. 1800)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    “The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person”: Kitagawa Utamaro’s Prints of Yamauba and Kintarō (ca. 1800)

    *The Mermaid “at Home!”* (1809)
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    Animals & Beasts, Natural World

    The Mermaid “at Home!” (1809)

    José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena, Science & Medicine

    José Guadalupe Posada’s Engravings of Unusual Births (ca. 1880–1910)

    George Baxter’s Print of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (ca. 1854)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    George Baxter’s Print of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (ca. 1854)

    A Wetted Beak: Engravings from Pauline Knip’s *Les Pigeons* (1811)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    A Wetted Beak: Engravings from Pauline Knip’s Les Pigeons (1811)

    Alfred G. Mayer’s *On the Color and Color-Patterns of Moths and Butterflies* (1897)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Alfred G. Mayer’s On the Color and Color-Patterns of Moths and Butterflies (1897)

    “How He Came to Life One Day”: Photographs of Snowmen (1854–1950)
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    Customs & Culture

    “How He Came to Life One Day”: Photographs of Snowmen (1854–1950)

    Fantastic Planet: The Microscopy Album of Marinus Pieter Filbri (1887–88)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Fantastic Planet: The Microscopy Album of Marinus Pieter Filbri (1887–88)

    Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the *Divina Commedia* (1855/1872)
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    Music & Arts, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the Divina Commedia (1855/1872)

    Anton Seder’s *The Animal in Decorative Art* (1896)
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    Animals & Beasts, Design & Typography

    Anton Seder’s The Animal in Decorative Art (1896)

    A Very Tall Tale: Photograph of the Cardiff Giant (ca. 1869)
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    Animals & Beasts, Strange Phenomena

    A Very Tall Tale: Photograph of the Cardiff Giant (ca. 1869)

    *Antiquities of Mexico* (1831–48)
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    Customs & Culture, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Antiquities of Mexico (1831–48)

    Thomas Eakins’ Photograph of a Dissected Horse’s Leg (ca. 1885)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Thomas Eakins’ Photograph of a Dissected Horse’s Leg (ca. 1885)

    Looking Backward: Images of *Rückenfiguren* (ca. 1497–1925)
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    Landscapes, Music & Arts

    Looking Backward: Images of Rückenfiguren (ca. 1497–1925)

    The Lens of Desire: Eye Miniatures (ca. 1790–1810)
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    Love & Lust

    The Lens of Desire: Eye Miniatures (ca. 1790–1810)

    Love Spells and Deadly Shrieks: Illustrations of Mandrakes (ca. 650–1927)
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Drugs, Natural World, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Love Spells and Deadly Shrieks: Illustrations of Mandrakes (ca. 650–1927)

    Photographs of Life in Palestine (ca. 1896–1919)
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    Architecture, Customs & Culture, Landscapes, People

    Photographs of Life in Palestine (ca. 1896–1919)

    Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855)
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    Animals & Beasts, Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855)

    Lithographs from Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn’s *Java-Album* (1854)
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    Landscapes, Travel & Exploration

    Lithographs from Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn’s Java-Album (1854)

    *Clear Shadows* (1867)
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    Customs & Culture

    Clear Shadows (1867)

    Masters of the Ice: Charles Rabot’s Arctic Photographs (ca. 1881)
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    Travel & Exploration, Customs & Culture

    Masters of the Ice: Charles Rabot’s Arctic Photographs (ca. 1881)

    Chromolithographs of Paper Lanterns (ca. 1880)
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    Customs & Culture, Design & Typography

    Chromolithographs of Paper Lanterns (ca. 1880)

    Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910)
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    Death, Fashion

    Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910)