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    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)
    Audio

    On the Banks of the Old Raritan (1915)

    Class of 2018
    Class of...

    Class of 2018

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)
    Images / 
    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography

    George Mayerle’s Eye Test Chart (ca. 1907)

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age
    Books / 
    Animals & Beasts

    Kittens and Cats: A First Reader (1911) — Cats and Captions before the Internet Age

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya
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    Animals & Beasts, Customs & Culture, Humour & Satire

    The Whims (1799) and The Follies (1815–23) of Francisco Goya

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop
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    Design & Typography, Death

    The “Salad Oil Style” of Jan Toorop

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)
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    Science & Medicine, Religion, Myth & Legend, Wisdom

    Diagrams from Dr Alesha Sivartha’s Book of Life (1898)

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (1880)

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Autumn: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing (1912)

    The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596)
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    Animals & Beasts, Design & Typography, Natural World, Food

    The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596)

    Alphonse Bertillon’s Synoptic Table of Physiognomic Traits (ca. 1909)
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    Technology, Geometry & Diagrams, Crime & Law, Emotion & Expression

    Alphonse Bertillon’s Synoptic Table of Physiognomic Traits (ca. 1909)

    The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)
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    War

    The Civil War Sketches of Adolph Metzner (1861–64)

    On the Disposition of Iron in Variegated Strata (1868)
    Images / 
    Landscapes, Natural World

    On the Disposition of Iron in Variegated Strata (1868)

    Émile-Antoine Bayard’s Illustrations for Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1870)
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    Technology, Astronomy & Space

    Émile-Antoine Bayard’s Illustrations for Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1870)

    Illustrations from the Lights of Canopus (1847)
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    Animals & Beasts, Wisdom

    Illustrations from the Lights of Canopus (1847)

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)
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    Customs & Culture

    Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1784)

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)
    Books / 
    Religion, Myth & Legend

    The First Shape Book: Little Red Riding Hood (1863)

    Park Conscious (1938)
    Film / 
    Landscapes

    Park Conscious (1938)

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)
    Audio / 
    Politics

    Woodrow Wilson On Democratic Principles (1912)

    Hieroglyphic Journal of a Voyage to the Caribbean (1815)
    Books / 
    Travel & Exploration

    Hieroglyphic Journal of a Voyage to the Caribbean (1815)

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)
    Books / 
    Music & Arts

    The Victrola Book of the Opera (1913)

    Chladni Figures (1787)
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    Science & Medicine

    Chladni Figures (1787)

    Kusakabe Kimbei’s Photographs of Late 19th-Century Japan
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    People

    Kusakabe Kimbei’s Photographs of Late 19th-Century Japan

    William Sharp’s Chromolithographs of The Great Water Lily (1854)
    Images / 
    Natural World

    William Sharp’s Chromolithographs of The Great Water Lily (1854)