Illustration of various sea shells from Franz Regenfuss's Auserlesne Schnecken, Muscheln und andre Schaalthiere (1758).
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Illustration of various sea shells from Franz Regenfuss's Auserlesne Schnecken, Muscheln und andre Schaalthiere (1758).
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Fennec foxes from Zoogoer v.6:no.4 (1977). Full text here.
"Tissandier's electric balloon" from Science new ser.:v.3 (1884).
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Blood vessels of an adrenal gland from Bulletin international. Resumés des travaux présentés. Classe des sciences mathématiques, naturelles et de la médecine Annee 10:pt.2 (1905).
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A variety of Hemiptera (also known as "True Bugs") from Memorie della Società entomologica italiana v.60 (1981).
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A Brazilian opossum being presented to Queen Isabella of Spain in the year 1500 from The Zoogoer v.15:no.1 (1986).
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Illustrations of cicadas from Voyage autour du monde par les mers de'lInde et de Chine exécuté sur la corvette de'létat la Favorite pendant les années 1830, 1831 et 1832 sous le commandement de m. Laplace t.5 [1839].
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A seadevil fish Linophryne arcturi (referred to in the text with the outdated term Diabolidium arcturi) from Zoological Society bulletin v.29 (1926).
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A Cuban species of tree snail Liguus blainianus pilsbyi from The Festivus v.54:no.4 (2002).
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An elephant shrew and a scientist's caricature of an elephant shrew from The Zoogoer v.15:no.2 (1986). Full text here.
A selection of "ornaments" marketed to printers by American Type Founders Co. in Inland Printer v.24 (1899:Oct.-1900:Mar.). From the text: "The ornaments here shown were collected by Will Bradley, the artist, many of them being from medieval sources, and designed by him with especial reference to the requirements of modern typography." Full text here.
Atomic structure diagrams from Helge Holst's The atom and the Bohr theory of its structure (1923). Full text here.
Examples of caddisfly larval cases made from unusual materials from Memorie della Società entomologica italiana v.12 (1933).
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"Tricycle on which Mr. Ferry crossed the English channel" from Science new ser.:v.2 (1883). Full text here.
Contrasting negative and positive perceptions of timber wolves from The Zoogoer v.8:no.1-2 (1979:Jan.-Apr.).
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Cats and birds from Kungnip Ch'ŏnmundae's Chōsen koseki zufu v.14 (1915).
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Rasberries spilling out from the dark from The Inland printer v.24 (1899:Oct.-1900:Mar.).
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