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Illustration by Harold Fisk, from Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River (1944).

Source: US Army Corps of Engineers

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#time #maps #serpentine #cartography #rivers #geology #art

January 19, 2026 at 7:02 PM

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Comet of 1811 (1879), from Flowers of the Sky.

Source: @librarycongress.bsky.social / Internet Archive

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#urban #trouvelot #space #astronomy #night #skylines #cityscape #stars #comets #art #publicdomain

January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Illustration by Johann Zahn, from Oculus Artificialis (1685).

Source: @gettymuseum.bsky.social / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/65cb14f0-9198-4f5d-82b6-b800367a1f6d

#optics #lenses #eyes #art #publicdomain

January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM

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The Long Camera with which the Monsters were Taken (1914) by David Fairchild, Marian Fairchild, from Book of Monsters.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

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#cameras #insects

January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM

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The Provision Store (1913) by Hjalmar Johansen, from An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912.

Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive

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#exploration #explorers #antarctic

January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM

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From Spalding Collection (ca. 1880).

Source: @nypl.bsky.social / Flickr: The Commons

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#catching #athletics #philadelphia #uniforms #baseball #balls #sport #art #publicdomain

January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM

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Illustration by Ernst Schneidler, from Deutsche Märchen seit Grimm (1919).

Source: University of Connecticut Libraries / Internet Archive

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#initials #typography #design #lettering #art #publicdomain

January 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM

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"The Branches Bent Down and Twined Around Him." (1900) by W. W. Denslow, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Source: @librarycongress.bsky.social

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#anthropomorphism #catching #trees #art #publicdomain

January 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM

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From Anvār-i Suhaylī (1847).

Source: The Walters Art Museum

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#panchatantra #persia #lions #animals #water #iran #rabbits #hills #hares #trees #fables #art #publicdomain

January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM

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From A Careful Selection of Whisk Ferns (1837).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

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#nature #japan #ferns #botanical #bonsai #plants #art #publicdomain

Double page spread showing illustrations from a Japanese book on whisk ferns

January 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian, from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

Available to buy as a print.

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#metamorphosis #insects

January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM

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Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633).

Source: Herzog August Bibliothek

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/cb97f3cb-ea89-489f-a5f9-a6913afcda9f

#lions #animals #societies #nobility #crowns #signatures #friendship #shields #art #publicdomain

January 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM

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Entrance of the grotto at Posillipo, called Piedigrotta, reputed to be Virgil's tomb (1776–9) by Peter Fabris, from Campi Phlegraei.

Source: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/13ad5373-4472-448c-a25e-6e83ad5509cd

#volcanoes #pompeii #nature #geology #archways

Coloured engraving based on Fabris' gouache

January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM

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From Erbario: Penn MS LJS 419 (15th century).

Source: Penn Libraries

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bdf66f8e-ef77-402b-ab4e-45ea26ebe48e

#herbals #flora #leaves #plants #art #publicdomain

January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Illustration by Samuel G. Szabó, from Rogues, A Study of Characters (1857).

Source: @metmuseum.org

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#portraiture #character #portraits #mugshots #criminals #identification #faces #crime #art #publicdomain

Samuel G. Szabó’s Rogues, A Study of Characters

January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM

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Argonauta Argo (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

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#cephalopods #zoology #chromolithography #squid #art