Turning the Book Wheel

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Examples of “Hamilton Manufacturing Co.” fonts from The Inland Printer v.27 (1901:Apr.-Sept.).

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fonts

Nov 08, 2024

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An angular roughshark from D. Marcus Elieser Bloch’s, ausübenden Arztes zu Berlin pt.2:Atlas 3.

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scientific illustration fish shark

Nov 01, 2024

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A 19th century clay money bank in the shape of a raccoon on top of a log cabin from Edwin Barber’s Lead glazed pottery pt.1.

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Pottery

Oct 25, 2024

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A violet-tailed sylph hummingbird from Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v.55 (1926)

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hummingbird

Oct 18, 2024

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A variety of South American ladybug (aka ladybird beetle) shell patterns from Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria v.99 (2007-2008).

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beetle ladybug ladybird beetle

Oct 11, 2024

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A river scene from Aisaburō Akiyama’s Sights of Old Capital (1919).

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Japanese art

Oct 04, 2024

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A comparison of animal faces from Maapallon eläimistö v.1 (1922)
1. Tawny owl
2. Kākāpō
3. Sunda slow loris
4. Spectral tarsier
5. Three-striped night monkey
6. Jerboa
7. Gecko
8. Black-webbed treefrog
9. Blue lantern fish

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zoology scientific illustration

Sep 27, 2024

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Close up photo of a mosquito’s wing from Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia v.114 (2017).

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mosquito iridescence

Sep 20, 2024

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Marine hermit crab Probeebei mirabilis from Zoological Society bulletin v.29 (1926).

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scientific illustration hermit crab

Sep 13, 2024

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A wide array of colorful sea slugs from The journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v.112:no.3 (2015).

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sea slugs

Sep 06, 2024

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Sea snail shells from Jaochim Spalowsky’s Prodromus in systema historicum testaceorum (1795).

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scientific illustration shells sea snail

Aug 30, 2024

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A psychotria plant from Itinera principum S. Coburgi v.1 (1883).

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scientific illustration plant flower

Aug 23, 2024

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A dinosaur of the late Cretaceous, Struthiomimus altus, engaged in various possible behaviors from Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v.35 (1916). From the top: running, anthill attacking, tree browsing, and shoreline hunting.

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scientific illustration dinosaur

Aug 16, 2024

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Sandhill cranes from L.A. Portenko Birds of the Chukchi Peninsula and Wrangel Island v.1 (1981).

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birds sandhill crane

Aug 09, 2024

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An ornate sword and scabbard with horse handle from Thomas Hendley’s Memorials of the Jeypore Exhibition 1883 (1883).

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Indian art

Aug 02, 2024

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