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    Melissa McCarthy

    Melissa McCarthy is the author of *Sharks, Death, Surfers: An Illustrated Companion* (Sternberg, 2019). You can find out more about her work at [sharksillustrated.org](http://sharksillustrated.org).

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    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)
    Images / 
    Space

    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)

    John Singleton Copley’s *Watson and the Shark* (1778)
    Images / 
    Animals & Beasts, Stories

    John Singleton Copley’s Watson and the Shark (1778)

    Filippo Morghen’s Fantastical Visions of Lunar Life (1776)
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    Space

    Filippo Morghen’s Fantastical Visions of Lunar Life (1776)

    French Silk Sample Book (ca. 1900)
    Books / 
    Fashion, Design & Typography

    French Silk Sample Book (ca. 1900)

    Baron Munchausen’s Dream (1911)
    Film / 
    Drugs

    Baron Munchausen’s Dream (1911)

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)
    Books / 
    Work

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)

    Twenty-eight Years of Co-partnership at Guise (1908)
    Books / 
    Politics, Work

    Twenty-eight Years of Co-partnership at Guise (1908)

    William Hogarth’s Satire on False Perspective (1754)
    Images / 
    Geometry & Diagrams, The Arts, Architecture

    William Hogarth’s Satire on False Perspective (1754)

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend, Stories

    Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria (1913)

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez
    Images / 
    Natural World

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez

    Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)
    Books / 
    Space

    Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750)

    Greek Masquerade (1771)
    Images / 
    Architecture, Fashion

    Greek Masquerade (1771)

    The Reverse of a Framed Painting, and Other Trompe L’oeil by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (ca. 1670)
    Images / 
    The Arts

    The Reverse of a Framed Painting, and Other Trompe L’oeil by Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts (ca. 1670)

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    Film / 
    Death, Ghosts & Occult

    George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    Why Women Should Not Vote (1917)
    Books / 
    Politics

    Why Women Should Not Vote (1917)

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)
    Images / 
    Technology, The Arts

    Filippo Buonanni’s Harmonic Cabinet (1722)