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    Angles of Reconnaissance: *Novum Instrumentum Geometricum* (1607)
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    Architecture, Landscapes, Maps, Geometry & Diagrams

    Angles of Reconnaissance: Novum Instrumentum Geometricum (1607)

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)
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    People

    Correct Postures for Housework (1920s)

    The Illuminated Sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494)
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    The Illuminated Sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494)

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)
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    Animals & Beasts, Science & Medicine, Death

    William Cheselden’s Osteographia (1733)

    Transit of Venus (1882)
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    Science & Medicine

    Transit of Venus (1882)

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine *Shin-Bijutsukai* (1902)
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    Design & Typography

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine Shin-Bijutsukai (1902)

    Coloured Engravings of the Fugger Family
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    People

    Coloured Engravings of the Fugger Family

    Turtle Anatomy (1821)
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    Science & Medicine

    Turtle Anatomy (1821)

    Fortification Theory (1600)
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    Science & Medicine, Architecture, Maps, War, Geometry & Diagrams

    Fortification Theory (1600)

    Codex Mendoza (1542)
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    Codex Mendoza (1542)

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)
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    People, Fashion

    Guess the Celeb behind the Driving Garb (1906)

    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)
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    Science & Medicine

    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)

    Dances in Beauchamp-Feuillet Notation (1701)
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    Music & Arts, Geometry & Diagrams

    Dances in Beauchamp-Feuillet Notation (1701)

    Nehemiah Grew’s *Anatomy of Plants* (1680)
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    Science & Medicine

    Nehemiah Grew’s Anatomy of Plants (1680)

    Dazzle Ships
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    Design & Typography, War

    Dazzle Ships

    The Beatus of Facundus (1047)
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Death

    The Beatus of Facundus (1047)

    Plates from Spiegel’s *De formato foetu liber singularis* (1626)
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    Science & Medicine

    Plates from Spiegel’s De formato foetu liber singularis (1626)

    Illuminated pages from 15th century Breviaries
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    Illuminated pages from 15th century Breviaries

    Photographs of the Famous by Felix Nadar
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    Photographs of the Famous by Felix Nadar

    Labors of the Months from the Très Riches Heures
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    Customs & Culture

    Labors of the Months from the Très Riches Heures

    The Embalming Jars of Frederik Ruysch
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    Science & Medicine

    The Embalming Jars of Frederik Ruysch

    Harry Clarke’s Illustrations for Poe’s *Tales of Mystery and Imagination* (1919)
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    Ghosts & Occult

    Harry Clarke’s Illustrations for Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1919)

    A Catalogue of Polish Bishops
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    People

    A Catalogue of Polish Bishops

    Amundsen’s South Pole expedition
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    Travel & Exploration

    Amundsen’s South Pole expedition