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    Birds from *The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands* (1754)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Birds from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754)

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks
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    People

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)
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    People

    Moriarty Playing Cards (1916)

    16th-century Prosthetics (1564)
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    Science & Medicine, Technology

    16th-century Prosthetics (1564)

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)
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    People, Landscapes

    Spring Morning in the Han Palace (17th.c)

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)
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    Design & Typography

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

    The Hyginus Star Atlas (1482)
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    Maps

    The Hyginus Star Atlas (1482)

    German Folk Dress (1887)
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    People, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    German Folk Dress (1887)

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)
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    Science & Medicine

    Anatomically labelled X-Ray images (1920)

    Cartoon Portraits of Leading 19th-Century Figures (1873)
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    People

    Cartoon Portraits of Leading 19th-Century Figures (1873)

    The Bestiarium of Aloys Zötl (1831-1887)
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    Animals & Beasts

    The Bestiarium of Aloys Zötl (1831-1887)

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)

    Remembrance of Teams Past
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    People, Sport & Exercise, Fashion

    Remembrance of Teams Past

    Kaishi Hen, an 18th-Century Japanese Anatomical Atlas
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    Science & Medicine

    Kaishi Hen, an 18th-Century Japanese Anatomical Atlas

    Winners in the Fifth Olympiad (1912)
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    People, Sport & Exercise

    Winners in the Fifth Olympiad (1912)

    Photos of a Square Dance in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (1940)
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    People

    Photos of a Square Dance in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (1940)

    J. J. Grandville’s Illustrations from *The Flowers Personified* (1847)
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    Fashion, Natural World

    J. J. Grandville’s Illustrations from The Flowers Personified (1847)

    17th-century Heraldry Designs (1695)
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    Design & Typography

    17th-century Heraldry Designs (1695)

    Rhyming Drugstore Advertisements (1885)
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    Science & Medicine, Design & Typography, Death, Humour & Satire

    Rhyming Drugstore Advertisements (1885)

    Hortus Malabaricus (1678-1693)
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    Science & Medicine

    Hortus Malabaricus (1678-1693)

    Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī’s Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)
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    Science & Medicine, Technology

    Manuscript of Ismail al-Jazarī’s Ingenious Mechanical Devices (ca. 17th century)

    The Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed (1795)
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    Science & Medicine, Maps

    The Celestial Atlas of Flamsteed (1795)

    Tennis with Muybridge (1887)
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    Science & Medicine, Sport & Exercise

    Tennis with Muybridge (1887)

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000
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    Science & Medicine, Technology, The Future

    Lost Futures: A 19th-Century Vision of the Year 2000