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    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)
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    Science & Medicine

    Georg Bartisch’s Ophthalmodouleia (1583)

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic
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    Ghosts & Occult

    The Key of Hell: an 18th-Century Manual on Black Magic

    Harry Kellar’s Show Posters
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    Ghosts & Occult, Strange Phenomena

    Harry Kellar’s Show Posters

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)
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    Natural World, Strange Phenomena

    The Art of Ornamental Orange Peeling (1910)

    Hi-Res Images from the Apollo Missions
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    Travel & Exploration, Astronomy & Space

    Hi-Res Images from the Apollo Missions

    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)
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    Wisdom

    Illustrations from an Italian Book of Proverbs (1718)

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)
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    Science & Medicine

    Gynecological Gymnastics from Outer Space (1895)

    Watercolours from a 16th-Century De Materia Medica
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    Science & Medicine, Natural World

    Watercolours from a 16th-Century De Materia Medica

    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants
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    People

    Portraits of Ellis Island Immigrants

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion
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    Fashion

    19th-Century Album of Ottoman Fashion

    16th-Century Pattern Book for Scribes
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    Design & Typography

    16th-Century Pattern Book for Scribes

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)
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    Science & Medicine

    Chart of the Inner Landscape (1886)

    Views of the Tesseract (1904)
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    Science & Medicine

    Views of the Tesseract (1904)

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)
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    People, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Japanese Depictions of North Americans (1860s)

    Reenactment of First Operation under Ether (ca. 1850)
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    Science & Medicine

    Reenactment of First Operation under Ether (ca. 1850)

    Shells and other Marine Life from Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (1734)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine

    Shells and other Marine Life from Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities (1734)

    The Games and Pleasures of Childhood (1657)
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    Customs & Culture

    The Games and Pleasures of Childhood (1657)

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)
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    Strange Phenomena

    Transference of Thoughts (1885)

    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Ghosts & Occult

    Compendium Of Demonology and Magic (ca. 1775)

    Colorised Stereographs of The Russo-Japanese War (1905)
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    War

    Colorised Stereographs of The Russo-Japanese War (1905)

    Practical Hydrotherapy (1909)
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    Science & Medicine

    Practical Hydrotherapy (1909)

    15th-Century Illuminations for Dante’s Divine Comedy
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    Landscapes, Religion, Myth & Legend

    15th-Century Illuminations for Dante’s Divine Comedy

    16th-Century Ornament Prints
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    Design & Typography, Architecture

    16th-Century Ornament Prints

    The Butter Sculptures of Caroline S. Brooks
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Music & Arts, Food

    The Butter Sculptures of Caroline S. Brooks