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    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images
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    Selection from Wellcome Library’s release of 100k openly licensed images

    The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million
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    The British Library’s “Mechanical Curator” million

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Humour & Satire

    Edward Lear’s Walk on a Windy Day (1860)

    The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)
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    The Coronation of King Ladislaus of Poland (1633)

    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)
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    Illustrations from a Victorian book on Magic (1897)

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century
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    Science & Medicine, People

    Medical Imagery of the 15th Century

    Jehan Cousin’s *Livre de Pourtraiture* (1608)
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    Geometry & Diagrams

    Jehan Cousin’s Livre de Pourtraiture (1608)

    Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)
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    Animals & Beasts, People, Landscapes, Maps, Colonialism & the 'Other'

    Illustrations from The Six Voyages of John Baptista Tavernier (1678)

    Engravings from Oliver Goldsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825)
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    Animals & Beasts

    Engravings from Oliver Goldsmith’s History of the Earth and Animated Nature (1825)

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus
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    Religion, Myth & Legend, Fashion, Customs & Culture

    A Pictorial History of Santa Claus

    Illustrations from a Chapbook on Robinson Crusoe (ca. 1800)
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    Illustrations from a Chapbook on Robinson Crusoe (ca. 1800)

    Plates from a History of the Carriby Islands (1666)
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    Animals & Beasts, Colonialism & the 'Other', Customs & Culture

    Plates from a History of the Carriby Islands (1666)

    Illustrations from Vincenzo Requeno's *Discovery of Chironomia* (1797)
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    Illustrations from Vincenzo Requeno's Discovery of Chironomia (1797)

    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada
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    The Calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada

    Coloured plates from Gautier D'Agoty's Essai d’Anatomie (1745)
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    Science & Medicine

    Coloured plates from Gautier D'Agoty's Essai d’Anatomie (1745)

    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks
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    Woodcuts from 18th-Century Chapbooks

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

    16th-century Prosthetics (1564)

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

    Illustrated initials from a German fairytale book (1919 edition)

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

    German Folk Dress (1887)

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

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)
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    Sport & Exercise

    Olympic Diving Diagrams (1912)

    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)

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

    Images from Japanese Design Magazine Shin-Bijutsukai (1902)

    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)
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    Illustrations of Ventilation (1869)