Radula of Whelk (1909) by Arthur E Smith, from Nature through Microscope & Camera. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/fd3038fb-3097-49cc-8712-7f836eb369e1 #radula #feeding #teeth #art #publicdomain

A solar eclipse viewed from a colony (1970s) by Don Davis. Source: NASA https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c52503cb-57a7-4475-a081-df398943cd9e #technology #utopias #architecture #art #publicdomain

From Spalding Collection (ca. 1880). Source: @nypl.bsky.social / Flickr: The Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/images/14613aa9-eb6e-445c-955f-6e73d2bf7d27 #athletes #philadelphia #uniforms #throwing #movement #baseball #sport #art #publicdomain

Sodium chloride, magnified 60 times (1887–88) by Marinus Pieter Filbri. Source: @rijksmuseum.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8803d5f9-5e3a-45f2-bc93-eddc18c2813c #micrography #micrographia #photo-micrography #crystals #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Wilhelm Dilich, from Historische Beschreibung der Kindtauf des Fräuleins Elisabeth zu Hessen (1598). Source: @bsbmuenchen.bsky.social‬ Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6e32e1e0-eeb7-482f-ad01-34f0388f5c05 #watercolours #royalty #botanical-art

From Kitāb al-jāmiʿ bayn al-ʿilm wa-al-ʿamal al-nāfiʿ fī ṣināʿat al-ḥiyal, Staatsbibliothek Ms or Fol 3306 (ca. 17th century). Source: Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative https://pdimagearchive.org/images/310c6a7c-1e5d-45d7-93a5-0753d4674579 #charts #diagrams #schematics #machinery #arabic

Poem by Sangi no Takamura (Ono no Takamura) (Detail) (1835) by Katsushika Hokusai. Source: @metmuseum.org https://pdimagearchive.org/images/07f7b309-4581-45ac-8817-0a439f9caa8e #underwater #belgica #bathyspheres #scaphanders #water #waves #antarctica #diving #blue #art #publicdomain

Bonnacon (ca. 1230), from BL Royal MS 12 F XIII. Source: @britishlibrary.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a117a3cf-f145-4f69-908f-2b5cf4dc963a #archery #myth #bestiary #excrement #defecation #smell #legend #art #publicdomain

Facsimile of the Codex Vindobonensis, ca. late 15th or early 16th century (1831–48) by Agostino Aglio, from Antiquities of Mexico. Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/62404df9-a7ee-4614-ae16-a51a31e25555 #mayans

From Shin-Bijutsukai (1902). Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6bd436ec-f36e-4063-830b-c92bd9964fe9 #abstract #japan #patterns #shin-bijutsukai #design #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Madame B, from “Madame B Album” (ca. 1870s). Source: @artinstitutechi.bsky.social‬ Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a54ef14b-e5c6-4e24-b5bf-c4f14ff27060 #watercolours #collage #arches #churches #design #architecture #art #publicdomain

Miniature of Jahangir (detail) (ca. 1615–1618) by Bichitr, from St. Petersburg Album. Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bcb87dcf-60c4-4ca6-a1a8-f424cdd39dd4 #watercolours #central-asia #royalty #india #costumes #fabric #clothing #gold #sufism

Transverse Section of Plant Stem (1909) by Arthur E Smith, from Nature Through Microscope and Camera. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a9a9fa6c-f064-40a3-854b-dc16c9b43454 #anatomy #micrography #microscopes #magnification #botany #cells

Crystallized Oxide of Zinc (*Zincum oxygenizatum*) (1802–17) by James Sowerby, from British Mineralogy. Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d7ba183f-affd-4612-83a6-5c3675a3faa0 #minerals #geology #science #rocks #mineralogy

Anonymous, ca. 1790–1810. Source: @philamuseum.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4061072b-f8ad-45fc-a8f2-7cdf0eaaca16 #brooches #jewelry #love #gifts #ornaments #miniatures #eyes #eroticism #frames #art #publicdomain

Sting of Nettle (1909) by Arthur E Smith, from Nature Through Microscope and Camera. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f7383d97-e7c6-4db8-9890-3018bf8ff3af #nettles #micrography #defense #microscopes #magnification #botany #photo-micrography

Illustration by Mark Catesby, from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands (1754). Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d4e6bace-b855-490d-b7f4-2ad9c99f70a2 #flamingos #birds #wildlife #art

From Snowflakes: A Chapter From the Book of Nature (1863). Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/13cb92c0-eb7d-4a6d-aadb-19e40b50d748 #star-shaped #ice #winter #snow #patterns #snowflakes #art #publicdomain

Sanborn map of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1922–1951) by Daniel Alfred Sanborn. Source: @librarycongress.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/dc947a6f-63a6-4294-9cac-bd6e6304a4c5 #maps #united-states #cartography #insurance #fire #atlas #art #publicdomain

Romanian piper (ca. 1905) by Augustus Sherman. Source: @nypl.bsky.social / Flickr: The Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/images/9c31de01-e398-4fe6-9263-0521ce823cbd #musicians #europe #portraits #immigration #instruments #hats #art #publicdomain

Operateur Cephalique (1663) by Campion. Source: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d526ff08-72e3-4ebf-a858-ffc50becbd56 #animals #misogyny #pasta #decapitation #bogeymen #decorations #folklore #violence #forges #architecture #art #publicdomain

Illustration by M. F. Lewis, from Fungi Collected in Shropshire and Other Neighbourhoods (1860–1902). Source: @cornelluniversity.bsky.social‬ / Biodiversity Heritage Library https://pdimagearchive.org/images/72e6dd9c-5b7f-40a8-8a18-8cd55367fe02 #nature #botanical #mushrooms #art #publicdomain

Left: *Hago-iti* (battledores). Right: *Zubombo*, a paper dancing lion. With clam shells attached to his feet to anchor him, this paper lion can be made to dance by the movement of a fan. (Volume 3, pg. 20) (1911), from Unai no tomo. Source: @metmuseum.org https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6740c50

A Hungry Cat (null) by Eulalie Osgood Grover, from Kittens and Cats; a Book of Tales. Source: @nypl.bsky.social / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ad16e241-2dc3-450d-97a2-c308ffda7c7e #table-settings #animals #cats #tea #collars #teacups #art #publicdomain

Guide for Constructing the Letter E (ca. 1595) by Joris Hoefnagel. Source: @gettymuseum.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f1f85546-76ae-49b8-abf0-1116912f6088 #globes #birds #decorations #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Romeyn de Hooghe, from The Works of Mars (1671). Source: @rijksmuseum.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7009f31c-148e-4ae0-89a4-dd3b059438e9 #mathematics #fortifications #diagrams #warfare #military #construction #geometry #architecture

(Volume 8, pg. 33) (1921), from Unai no tomo. Source: @metmuseum.org https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e8325c7a-c565-48ce-8da0-ddc27c722add #childhood #lobsters #toys #japan #children #design #play #art #publicdomain

From Spalding Collection (ca. 1880). Source: @nypl.bsky.social / Flickr: The Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ea8ebfed-d1bd-4996-981a-598814e799d0 #philadelphia #throwing #baseball #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Jean Errard, from Fortification réduicte art and démonstrée (1600). Source: Deutsche Fotothek / Wikimedia Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/images/7fad933a-9389-4d7b-8ca0-370688003613 #fortifications #warfare #geometry #architecture #art #publicdomain

An Alternative Interpretation by Homer B. Sprague (1915) by William Fairfield Warren, from The Universe Pictures in Milton's Paradise Lost; An Illustrated Study for Personal and Class Use. Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchi

Paradise Lost: Book 5, Line 308 (1827) by John Martin, from Paradise Lost. Source: @britishlibrary.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/05d57f1e-7df5-4e16-af3b-676396713e53 #eden #mountains #trees #landscapes #pastoral #art #publicdomain

The Cyclops (1562) by François Desprez, from Collection of Various Clothing Styles. Source: @rijksmuseum.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e20e86a8-d14f-4e66-ba25-5ab4180197b4 #cyclops #folklore #monsters #travelogues #fashion #art #publicdomain

From Aratea (ca. 820). Source: @britishlibrary.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f79df3c6-9a31-4ad1-abe5-522a87426b65 #astrology #zodiac #calligrams #astronomy #manuscripts #fish #aratea #stars #constellations #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Katsushika Hokusai, from Illustrated Warrior Vanguard of Japan and China (1836). Source: @metmuseum.org Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0f651454-24c8-4dd7-82c0-e316798de4f8 #warriors #mountains #rivers #japan #woodblock #trees #legend #folklore

Title page illustration for *Mad Fashions, Od Fashions, All Out Fashions* (1642), from Mad Fashions, Od Fashions, All Out Fashions; or, The Emblem of These Distracted Times. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/8020c6b9-561a-4f01-89f1-ef9bec60d62c

The Chimera Looked at Everything with Horror (1886) by Odilon Redon. Source: @rijksmuseum.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ebaf3510-1e9e-420f-b0b7-787139d988c7 #shadows #curiosity #art #publicdomain

Soap Bubbles (ca. 1859) by Thomas Couture. Source: @metmuseum.org https://pdimagearchive.org/images/620493be-8257-4dcf-83e7-c0922d91d09f #bubbles #soap #books #portraits #chairs #death #impermanence #vanitas #art #publicdomain

The Death of Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1856) by Myles Birket Foster, from Memorable Women: The Story Of Their Lives. Source: @nypl.bsky.social Available to buy as a print. https://pdimagearchive.org/images/480c5830-9026-411b-b225-a0bb03cb84ab #death-scenes #feminism #prayer #social-reform

Illustration by Edward J. Woolsey, from Specimens of Fancy Turning (1869). Source: @philamuseum.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6bb144d0-0f52-4d5f-ad1d-866c8568c6c2 #woodwork #craftmanship #ornament #geometry #pattern #art #publicdomain

Druze home on Mt. Carmel (ca. 1905). Source: @librarycongress.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c2746835-486f-4ddc-91de-27a8c82a29fd #stereographs #israel #entrances #archways #stereoscopes #jerusalem #palestine #art #publicdomain

Plan of the Fortress of Coyla (1756) by N. Bellin. Source: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps / Wikimedia Commons https://pdimagearchive.org/images/070f7704-0d1d-4474-89cf-3cf7594d80c1 #maps #fortifications #cartography #star-shaped #ships #defense #schematics #architecture #coastal #art

Group of Rock Crystal (1883), from Scientific Amusements, translated from the French of Gaston Tissandier. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/38dfac5b-fc42-4878-88a6-60a1cad54f26 #tricks #experiments #geology #science #crystals #art

From Shin-Bijutsukai (1902). Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5adefa44-315e-4783-9ed9-61f47a569b85 #abstract #japan #patterns #shin-bijutsukai #design #art #publicdomain

From Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros (ca. 1775). Source: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/e4fea52c-65b1-4c23-b412-f5d7eca2bd30 #hair #beelzebub #cabbalistic #demons #occultism #torches #rituals

Holly; Hydrangea Hortensia; Hydrangea Quercifolia, or Oak-Leaved Hydrangea (1864). Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Biodiversity Heritage Library https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5380d423-21bf-4823-819c-d06857669f68 #skeletonization #nature #botany #venation #skeletons #decorations

Illustration by Philipp Hainhofer, from Große Stammbuch (1596–1633). Source: Herzog August Bibliothek https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0269f863-4f2d-41d7-9910-439df9337007 #royalty #societies #nobility #signatures #landscapes #friendship #art #publicdomain

From Collection of Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing (null). Source: @wellcomecollection.bsky.social https://pdimagearchive.org/images/46545645-f04f-460f-b35a-ecb0af9ddfcb #sex #sexuality #krafft-ebing #corsets #cross-dressing #fashion #art #publicdomain

Old Japanese Puppet Heads (1920), from A Book of Marionettes. Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive https://pdimagearchive.org/images/82f3a6b1-ef4e-479a-8876-3f1316323f64 #satire #marionettes #puppets #heads #japan #puppetry #theatre #art #publicdomain

From Der Naturen Bloeme (ca. 1350). Source: National Library of the Netherlands https://pdimagearchive.org/images/2610007b-8d8c-456e-892f-f6e14209cdee #animals #bestiary #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Issachar Ber Ryback, from Mayn horever heym : a gedekhenish (1922). Source: @yale.edu https://pdimagearchive.org/images/423ffe87-d878-4279-a0e3-11c739650be8 #judaism #ukraine #shtetl #yiddish #jewish #movement #pogroms #art #publicdomain