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    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)
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    Fashion

    Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902)

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s *The Sudarium of Saint Veronica* (1649)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    An Iconic Line: Claude Mellan’s The Sudarium of Saint Veronica (1649)

    William Baillie-Grohman’s *Sport in Art* (1913)
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    Animals & Beasts, Sport & Exercise

    William Baillie-Grohman’s Sport in Art (1913)

    “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)

    *Zanzibar Tales* (1901)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    Zanzibar Tales (1901)

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s *Atlas des Champignons* (1827)
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    Natural World

    Lithographs from M. E. Descourtilz’s Atlas des Champignons (1827)

    *The Ascent of Mont-Blanc* (ca. 1855)
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    Landscapes, Sport & Exercise, Travel & Exploration

    The Ascent of Mont-Blanc (ca. 1855)

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s *A Most Certaine and True Relation* (1639)
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    Science & Medicine

    A Monster in the Heart: Edward May’s A Most Certaine and True Relation (1639)

    Adolf Schmidt’s *Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde* (1890)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Adolf Schmidt’s Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde (1890)

    A Modest Apology for the Man in the Bottle (1749)
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    Strange Phenomena

    A Modest Apology for the Man in the Bottle (1749)

    The Human Voice (1921)
    Film / 
    Science & Medicine

    The Human Voice (1921)

    700 Years of Dante’s *Divine Comedy* in Art
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    700 Years of Dante’s Divine Comedy in Art

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

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

    *A Treatise on Artificial Limbs* (1899)
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    Science & Medicine

    A Treatise on Artificial Limbs (1899)

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)
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    Natural World, Design & Typography

    Festooned: Martin Gerlach’s Decorative Groupings (1897)

    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)
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    Astronomy & Space

    Astronomia Playing Cards (1829)

    Albert Millican’s *Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter* (1891)
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    Travel & Exploration, Natural World

    Albert Millican’s Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter (1891)

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

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

    Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspective Drawings
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    Geometry & Diagrams, Design & Typography

    Solid Objects: 16th-Century Geometric and Perspective Drawings

    John Uri Lloyd’s *Etidorhpa* (1895)
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    Travel & Exploration, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    John Uri Lloyd’s Etidorhpa (1895)

    Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues (ca. 1880s)
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    Customs & Culture, Design & Typography

    Flowers of Fire: Illustrations from Japanese Fireworks Catalogues (ca. 1880s)

    Seeking Enlightenment: Denis Diderot’s *Letter on the Blind* (1749)
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    Customs & Culture

    Seeking Enlightenment: Denis Diderot’s Letter on the Blind (1749)

    Lewis Carroll’s Illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” (1864)
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    Stories, Travel & Exploration

    Lewis Carroll’s Illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures Under Ground” (1864)

    Joseph George Strutt’s *Sylva Britannica* (1830 edition)
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    Natural World

    Joseph George Strutt’s Sylva Britannica (1830 edition)