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    The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million
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    The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Humour & Satire

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)

    Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type and Borders (1874)
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    Design & Typography

    Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type and Borders (1874)

    Robert Cornelius’ Self-Portrait: The First Ever “Selfie” (1839)
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    People

    Robert Cornelius’ Self-Portrait: The First Ever “Selfie” (1839)

    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)
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    People

    Paintings in Proust (Vol. 1, Swann’s Way)

    Wear Celluloid Collars and Cuffs (ca.1870)
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    Fashion

    Wear Celluloid Collars and Cuffs (ca.1870)

    Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land
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    Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend

    Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land

    Ernst Haeckel’s Radiolaria (1862)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Ernst Haeckel’s Radiolaria (1862)

    Engravings from a French Ice-Skating Manual (1813)
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    People, Sport & Exercise, Fashion

    Engravings from a French Ice-Skating Manual (1813)

    A Selection from The Getty’s Open Content Program
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Landscapes

    A Selection from The Getty’s Open Content Program

    The Belly of a Horse (1820)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    The Belly of a Horse (1820)

    Pollen Up Close (1837)
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    Science & Medicine

    Pollen Up Close (1837)

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

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

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)

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

    The Heart in Art
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    Maps

    The Heart in Art

    Skeleton Leaves (1873)
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    Skeleton Leaves (1873)

    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

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus

    Owen Jones’ *Examples of Chinese Ornament* (1867)
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    Design & Typography

    Owen Jones’ Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867)

    Plates from Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1807)
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    Science & Medicine, Landscapes, Natural World

    Plates from Robert Thornton’s Temple of Flora (1807)

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada
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    People

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada