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    Bibliothèque nationale de France

    The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) is the national library of France, located in Paris. It is the national repository of all that is published in France and also holds extensive historical collections. Its digital library is called Gallica and provides online access to a vast range of resources, including manuscripts, prints, photographs, music, and more, making it a significant hub for research and cultural exploration. (Wikipedia)

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    Vanity of Vanities: *Fool’s Cap Map of the World* (ca. 1585)
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    Maps, Humour & Satire

    Vanity of Vanities: Fool’s Cap Map of the World (ca. 1585)

    Behold the Nebulous Smear: ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Sūfī’s *Illustrated Book of Fixed Stars* (ca. 1430)
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    Science & Medicine, Astronomy & Space

    Behold the Nebulous Smear: ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Sūfī’s Illustrated Book of Fixed Stars (ca. 1430)

    Etteilla’s *Livre de Thot* Tarot (ca. 1789)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    Etteilla’s Livre de Thot Tarot (ca. 1789)

    Evrard d'Espinque’s Illuminations of *De Proprietatibus Rerum* (ca. 1480)
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    Maps, Travel & Exploration

    Evrard d'Espinque’s Illuminations of De Proprietatibus Rerum (ca. 1480)

    “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)

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

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

    “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)

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)
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    Design & Typography, Religion, Myth & Legend, Communication

    Medieval Pattern Poems of Rabanus Maurus (9th Century)

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000
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    Science & Medicine, Technology, The Future

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000

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    A/V Geeks Film ArchiveAmerican Museum of Natural History LibraryAmherst CollegeArt Institute ChicagoAugustus C. Long Health Science LibraryBayerische StaatsbibliothekBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript LibraryBerlin State LibraryBibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève LivresBibliothèque municipale de LyonBibliothèque nationale de FranceBiodiversity Heritage LibraryBoston College LibrariesBoston Public LibraryBotanicusBritish LibraryBrooklyn MuseumBrown University LibraryBryn Mawr College LibraryCalifornia Digital LibraryCamden Public LibraryColumbia University LibrariesCornell University LibraryCushing/Whitney Medical LibraryDavid Rumsey Historical Map CollectionDavison Art CenterDepartment of Energy Digital ArchiveDeutsche FotothekDigital MarylandDigitaltMuseumDuke University LibrariesETH-Bibliothek ZürichErnst Mayer LibraryEuropeana 1914-1918FedflixFinnish National GalleryFlickr: The CommonsFolger Shakespeare Library
    Francis A. Countway Library of MedicineFylkesarkivet i Sogn og FjordaneGeographicus Rare Antique MapsGeorge A. Smathers LibrariesGeorge Méliès CollectionHarold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young UniversityHarry Ransom CenterHarvard UniversityHathi TrustHerzog August BibliothekHouston Public LibraryInternet ArchiveIslamic Scientific Manuscripts InitiativeJohn Carter Brown LibraryJoseph Sablé CentreLibrary of CongressLibrary of the University of SevilleLloyd Library and MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMBLWHOI LibraryMKG Collection OnlineMax Planck InstituteMcGill University LibraryMinneapolis Institute of ArtMissouri Botanical GardenMusea BruggeNASANational Diet Library of JapanNational Digital Library of PolandNational Gallery of DenmarkNational Library of NorwayNational Library of SwedenNational Library of the NetherlandsNational Museum in KrakowNational Museum of SwedenNational Science and Media MuseumNetherlands Institute for Sound and VisionNew York Public Library
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