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    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)
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    Death

    Frances Power Cobbe’s “The Peak in Darien: The Riddle of Death” (1882)

    Sarah Goodridge’s Beauty Revealed (1828)
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    Love & Lust

    Sarah Goodridge’s Beauty Revealed (1828)

    Nooks and Corners of Old New York (1899)
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    Architecture, Travel & Exploration

    Nooks and Corners of Old New York (1899)

    John Gould’s Mammals of Australia (1845–63)
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    Animals & Beasts

    John Gould’s Mammals of Australia (1845–63)

    The Jester (1908)
    Film

    The Jester (1908)

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)
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    Customs & Culture, Music & Arts

    Six Plays of the Yiddish Theatre (1916)

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins
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    Architecture, Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    François de Nomé’s Imaginary Ruins

    George Perkins Marsh’s Man and Nature (1864)
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    Natural World

    George Perkins Marsh’s Man and Nature (1864)

    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)

    Adalbert Stifter’s Rock Crystal (1846)
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    Natural World

    Adalbert Stifter’s Rock Crystal (1846)

    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)

    Eskimo Folktales (1913)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Eskimo Folktales (1913)

    “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

    The Cubies’ ABC (1913)
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    Music & Arts, Communication

    The Cubies’ ABC (1913)

    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)

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)
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    Death, Crime & Law

    John Reynolds’ Book of Murder Tales (1621–1635)

    Dorothy Wordsworth’s Journal of a Few Months’ Residence in Portugal (1847)
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    Travel & Exploration

    Dorothy Wordsworth’s Journal of a Few Months’ Residence in Portugal (1847)

    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)

    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Tlingit Myths and Texts (1909)

    First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)
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    Science & Medicine

    First Paper to Link CO2 and Global Warming, by Eunice Foote (1856)