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    Clouds of Unknowing: Edward Quin’s *Historical Atlas* (1830)
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    Maps

    Clouds of Unknowing: Edward Quin’s Historical Atlas (1830)

    Visualizing Migraines: The Attempts of Hubert Airy and Others to Depict Scintillating Scotomata
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    Science & Medicine

    Visualizing Migraines: The Attempts of Hubert Airy and Others to Depict Scintillating Scotomata

    A Remembrance of Aerial Forms: Odilon Redon’s *À Edgar Poe* (1882)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    A Remembrance of Aerial Forms: Odilon Redon’s À Edgar Poe (1882)

    Visualizing History: The Polish System
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    Maps

    Visualizing History: The Polish System

    William Blake’s *The Gates of Paradise* (1787-93)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Blake’s The Gates of Paradise (1787-93)

    The Future Imagined in Albert Robida’s *La vie électrique* (1890)
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    Technology, The Future

    The Future Imagined in Albert Robida’s La vie électrique (1890)

    Images of Hatha Yoga from the Joga Pradīpikā (19th century)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Sport & Exercise

    Images of Hatha Yoga from the Joga Pradīpikā (19th century)

    English Translation of Finland’s Epic Poem, The Kalevala (1898)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend

    English Translation of Finland’s Epic Poem, The Kalevala (1898)

    French Silk Sample Book (ca. 1900)
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    Fashion, Design & Typography

    French Silk Sample Book (ca. 1900)

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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    Science & Medicine

    Early Illustrations of the Nervous System by Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)
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    Work

    The Music of the Waters: A Collection of Sea Shanties (1888)

    Samuel G. Szabó’s Rogues, A Study of Characters (1857)
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    Crime & Law

    Samuel G. Szabó’s Rogues, A Study of Characters (1857)

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez
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    Natural World

    En Pleine Mer: The Underwater Landscapes of Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez

    Temperance Stories and Sketches (1879)
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    Drugs

    Temperance Stories and Sketches (1879)

    Sadakichi Hartmann’s Conversations with Walt Whitman (1895)
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    Music & Arts, People

    Sadakichi Hartmann’s Conversations with Walt Whitman (1895)

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)
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    Music & Arts, Humour & Satire

    The Tours of Dr Syntax (1809–1821)

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era
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    Customs & Culture

    Herbert Geddes’ “Life in Japan” Collection: Hand-Coloured Glass Transparencies of the Meiji-Era

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)
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    Customs & Culture

    Charles Babbage’s Observations on Street Nuisances (1864)

    Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)
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    Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Kaspar Hauser’s Art (1828–1833)

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)
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    Design & Typography

    Joseph-Balthazar Sylvestre’s Alphabet Album (1843)

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)
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    War

    Of Chickens, Eggs, and Cannonballs: Roger Fenton’s Valley of the Shadow of Death (1855)

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)
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    Politics

    First Edition Pamphlet of Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?” (1852)

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)
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    Death, Religion, Myth & Legend

    William Wood’s The History and Antiquities of Eyam (1848)

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations
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    Customs & Culture

    Early Photographs of Juneteenth Celebrations