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A map of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands with the adjacent parts from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

Shell fish illustration from Bijutsu Sekai (1893-1896) by Watanabe Seitei, a prominent Kacho-ga artist. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Christmas card depicting a fireplace, stockings and a child from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

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W.W. Clapp, Boston Morning Journal, Philadelphia Public Ledger, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP838872

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Printed muslins from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

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Entomology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Vintage halved pear illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) indicus illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Human race illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Naked woman showing her breasts, vintage nude illustration. Ex libris van Gianni Mantero (1907–1985) by Erna Friedländer. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Bathers, Pouldu beach (Baigneuses, plage du Pouldu) (1899) painting in high resolution by Maurice Denis. Original from The Public Institution Paris Musées. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Nude lady with breast showing. Woman Having Her Hair Combed (ca. 1886–1888) painting in high resolution by Edgar Degas. Original from The MET Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Black-necked Aracari, female from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809).

Four-eye'd Night Butterfly (Phalæna plumata caudata) from The natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754) by Mark Catesby (1683-1749).

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Collection of various butterflies from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Princely chariot from Histoire de l'art égyptien (1878) by Émile Prisse d'Avennes.

Great speos: large gallery or vestibule, north wall. Bottom row, second [fourth] painting of northeast corner. from Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie (1835–1845) by Jean François Champollion (1790–1832).

Design for a trade publication titled- "Historical Copies Chronographically Arranged", by R. W. Hume; J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., 14 Bond Street, N. Y. MET DP805863

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Great speos: Great hall, east wall. Second painting from Monuments de l'Égypte et de la Nubie (1835–1845) by Jean François Champollion (1790–1832).

YOUR MONEY BRINGS THE BOOK WE NEED WHEN WE WANT IT Sailor with book from Hey fellows! American Library Association, United War Work Campaign, Week of November 11, 1918 - - Sheridan. LCCN2002722568 (cropped)

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Illustration of the underground tunneling machine - driving the machine ahead from Illustrated description of the Broadway underground railway (1872) by New York Parcel Dispatch Company.

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Naked woman posing sexually and showing her bum, vintage art. Nude Study Of A Reclining Woman (1849) by William Etty. Original from Birmingham Museums. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Orbis terrae compendiosa descriptio : quam ex magna universali Gerardi Mercatoris Domino Richardo Gartho, geographie ac ceterarum bonarum artium amatori ac fautori summo (1637) by Gerhard Mercator.

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Christmas greetings (1921) from The Miriam And Ira D. Wallach Division Of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by J.P.

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Vintage woodblock print of Japanese textile from Shima-Shima (1904) by Furuya Korin. Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Paon, grille fer forgé. Cigales et groseiller, linge damassé. Libellules et pissenlit, dentelle from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Turnus) from Moths and butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. Denton (1856-1937). Digitally enhanced from our own publication.

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Turnus) from Moths and butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. Denton (1856-1937). Digitally enhanced from our own publication.

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The Town of Bacchus on the North side of the Lake Moeris illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Plate 16 : Tablet of brecchia stone with Hieroglyphics illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

23. Crown Prince Minye Kyawswa (Maung Minbyú nat) and 24. Lord Grandfather of Mandalay (Mándalé Bódaw nat) from The thirty-seven nats : a phase of spirit worship prevailing in Burma (1906) by William Griggs (1832-1911).

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Anteater from Im australischen Busch und an den Küsten des Korallenmeeres. Reiseerlebnisse und Beobachtungen eines Naturforschers in Australien, Neu Guinea und den Molukken (1866) published by Richard Wolfgang Semon.

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Terra cotta figure of Galatea and group of majolica garden vases from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Jujube red date (Ziziphus vulgaris) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Giant mantis shrimp (Squilla Maculata) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Different types of birds illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876) Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Greek ornamental pattern from The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist (1892) by G.A Audsley and M.A. Audsley. Digitally enhanced from our own original first edition of the publication.

George W. Childs, Philadelphia Public Ledger, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP838871

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Naakte vrouw met de handen in het haar, op de achtergrond een andere naakte figuur (1931) by Leo Gestel. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Italianate Landscape with Animals, a Shepherd, and a Peasant Woman Holding a Distaff, workshop of Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, undated, oil on canvas - Blanton Museum of Art - Austin, Texas - DSC07814

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The Three Graces bathing assisted by the Hours (ca. 1844–1861) by Alexis Louis Pierre Housselin. Original from the The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

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Lily by Kōno Bairei (1844-1895). Digitally enhanced from our own original 1913 edition of Barei Gakan.

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Different types of insects illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Different types of mollusks illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Portunus (Lupa Pelagica) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Entomology from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

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Cinnamon Bear (Ursus Americanus var. Cinnamonum) from the viviparous quadrupeds of North America (1845) illustrated by John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862).

Plate 41 : Colossal Head of Red Granite illustration from the kings tombs in Thebes by Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823) from Plates illustrative of the researches and operations in Egypt and Nubia (1820).

Kindred Spirits - Asher Brown Durand

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Christmas and New Year card depicting decorative butterflies and plants from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

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Christmas card depicting children and holly from The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection published by L. Prang & Co.

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Collection of various monkeys from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Human skin layers illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Coracias Garrulus Lin (European Roller) by Magnus Von Wright (1836), an isolated portrait of an European roller. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Martins-pêcheurs, libellules et butome en ombrelle, bordures; papillons et oxalide, étoffe from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Martins-pêcheurs et butome en ombelle, papier peint. Chevaux et arbres, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Huppes et stramoine, bordure. Papillons, étoffe de soie. Kangourou et arbres, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Faisans ordinaires, digitales, fougères et pissenlit, étoffe imprimée. Renard, oiseaux et vigne, bordure. from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

Aigles et chêne, papier peint. Antilopes, tigres, cactus et palmiers, bordure from L'animal dans la décoration (1897) illustrated by Maurice Pillard Verneuil.

1. Spotted Bearded Shark (Scyllium maculatum); 2. Ornamented Bearded Shark (Scyllium ornatum) from Illustrations of Indian zoology (1830-1834) by John Edward Gray (1800-1875).

33. Lady of the North (Myaukret Shinmá nat) and 34. Western Queen (Anauk Míbayá nat) from The thirty-seven nats : a phase of spirit worship prevailing in Burma (1906) by William Griggs (1832-1911).

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Angelica in Chains by Jean-Auguste-Dominque Ingres, 1859, oil on canvas - Museu de Arte de São Paulo - DSC07320

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Cassone, Rome, Italy, c. 1550-1595 AD, walnut - Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía - Madrid, Spain - DSC08577

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Chime with phoenixes and peonies, China, probably Suzhou, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, 1761 AD, jade (nephrite), gold - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07868

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Emperor Charles V, Southern Germany, perhaps Augsburg, c. 1530-1540, alabaster on slate - Bode-Museum - DSC03355

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A_Reminiscence_of_the_Catskill_Clove,_by_Asher_B._Durand,_1858,_oil_on_canvas_-_Currier_Museum_of_Art_-_Manchester,_NH_-_DSC07504

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, Nepal, Newari, 16th-17th century AD, ivory carving - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03661

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Boddhisattva figurine, probably Shaanxi province, Sui dynasty, 581-618 AD, gilt bronze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC05079

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Jina pair with Tirthankara, East Bengal, Pala period, 9th century AD, bronze - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03807

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Madonna and Child and Saint Anne, by the Master of the Tibertine Sibyl, Netherlandish, c. 1470-1490, oil on wood panel - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06602

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Madonna and Child Adored by Two Angels, by (follower of) Agnolo Gaddi, late 1300s, tempera on wood panel - University of Arizona Museum of Art - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ - DSC08184

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Madonna and Child with Angels, by Giovanni di Paolo (studio), c. 1475, tempera on wood panel - University of Arizona Museum of Art - University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ - DSC08158

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Leaf from Saint Jerome, Vita epistole de santo hieronymo vulgare, Italy, 1497, woodcut on laid paper - Fogg Museum - Harvard University - DSC01713

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Ivory piece by Lorenz Zick, Germany, Nuremberg, c. 1640, turned ivory, oil on parchment, textile - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07026

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Figurines, Eskimo, Greenland, collected by Robert Peary, narwhal ivory - Native American collection - Peabody Museum, Harvard University - DSC06088

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Interior house post, Kwakwaka'wakw, Hope Island, British Columbia, c. 1900, red cedar - Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia - DSC08720

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Incense burner in the shape of pomegranate with mice, Japan, Meiji period, bronze - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03484

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Vase by Sugiura Yukimune and Yamamoto Koichi, for Kiryu Kosho Kaisha Company, early 1880s AD, bronze, gold, silver, copper - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07809

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Tray with sun symbol, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period, 1300s AD, brass inlaid with silver and gold, 17.190.1717 - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07230

Truth and Strength, Dihl and Guerhard Manufactory, c. 1805-1815, unglazed porcelain, gilt bronze - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08715

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Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Sacrifice at Lystra), by Bartholomeus Breenberch, Dutch, detail, 1637, oil on wood panel - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06528

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Shroud fragment, Egypt, 500-550 AD, linen, R 8 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05409

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Sanford Homestead (Old Bennington) by Daniel Folger Bigelow, 1870s, oil on canvas - Bennington Museum - Bennington, VT - DSC09086

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Veterans of 1776 Returning from the War, by William Tylee Ranney, 1848, oil on canvas - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04797

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Vishnu and Laksmi, India, Kulu-tal, Himachal Pradesh, 12th century AD, yellow metal - Linden-Museum - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC03828

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Yanniang Stabbed Tang Qin, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911 AD, cowhide - Sichuan Provincial Museum - Chengdu, China - DSC04580

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The Circumcision of Christ, by Jacob Cornelisz Van Oostsanen, 1517, oil paint and fabric mounted on wood panel - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08941

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The Miracle of the Sacred Fire, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, by William Holman Hunt, 1892-1899, oil on canvas - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01263

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Still Life (Hunting) by Jean-Antoine Houdon, c. 1777, marble - Bode-Museum - DSC02892

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Portrait of a woman, by Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen I, Dutch, detail, 1655-1656, oil on canvas - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06532

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Multifaced equatorial sundial, by Wolfgang Mayr, Germany, Munich, 1604, copper alloy, gilded and silver-plated - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC06970

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Royal stool ornament, 2 of 2, Asante peoples, Kumase, Ghana, before 1874, gold - Fowler Museum - University of California, Los Angeles - DSC02462

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Relief, Egypt, 19th dynasty, stone, K 3041 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05385

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Portrait of a man, perhaps self-portrait, by Jan Gossaert, called Mabuse, detail, c. 1515-1520, oil on panel - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07300

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Two Lions, 1 of 2, Greek, c. 300 BC, marble - Wadsworth Atheneum - Hartford, CT - DSC05061

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Freemason, Johann Joachim Kaendler, Meissen Porcelain Factory, c. 1743, hard-paste porcelain - Wadsworth Atheneum - Hartford, CT - DSC05295

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