May 14th, 2012 at 1:59AM
douglasamcintosh: Sea Serpent

douglasamcintosh:

Sea Serpent

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May 12th, 2012 at 8:17PM
centuriespast: The Southern Stellar Hemisphere of Antiquity, plate 27 from Harmonia MicrocosmicaARTIST:Andreas Cellarius Published by Gerard Valk and Peter Schenk, AmsterdamDATE:1660 the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

centuriespast:

The Southern Stellar Hemisphere of Antiquity, plate 27 from Harmonia Microcosmica
ARTIST:Andreas Cellarius 
Published by Gerard Valk and Peter Schenk, Amsterdam
DATE:1660

the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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May 12th, 2012 at 4:53PM
eyeburfi2: Mansur, “Chameleon,” Mughal court at Lahore or Allahabad, ca. 1595–1600, opaque watercolor and ink on paper.  Via The Epoch Times

eyeburfi2:

Mansur, “Chameleon,” Mughal court at Lahore or Allahabad, ca. 1595–1600, opaque watercolor and ink on paper.  Via The Epoch Times

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May 12th, 2012 at 4:49PM
centuriespast: Spherical Scenograph of the Celestial and Terrestrial Northern HemisphereARTIST:Andreas Cellarius Published by Gerard Valk and Peter Schenk, AmsterdamDATE:1660 Minneapolis Institute of Arts

centuriespast:

Spherical Scenograph of the Celestial and Terrestrial Northern Hemisphere
ARTIST:Andreas Cellarius 
Published by Gerard Valk and Peter Schenk, Amsterdam
DATE:1660

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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May 12th, 2012 at 4:46PM
centuriespast: Elephant From India With TigerARTIST:Yoshitoyo Ichiryu_sai Hikobe_ Enshu_yaDATE:Feburary 1863 The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

centuriespast:

Elephant From India With Tiger
ARTIST:Yoshitoyo Ichiryu_sai 
Hikobe_ Enshu_ya
DATE:Feburary 1863

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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May 12th, 2012 at 12:32AM
laughingsquid: The LEGO Birds of Britain

laughingsquid:

The LEGO Birds of Britain

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May 12th, 2012 at 12:32AM
centuriespast: Album Page of PoetryARTIST:Artist UnknownDATE:c. 1725 The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

centuriespast:

Album Page of Poetry
ARTIST:Artist Unknown
DATE:c. 1725

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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May 10th, 2012 at 4:20PM
ilovecharts: Benelux is a lion Leo Belgicus by Petrus Kaerius (1617) for xpetrichor 

ilovecharts:

Benelux is a lion

Leo Belgicus by Petrus Kaerius (1617)

for xpetrichor 

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May 10th, 2012 at 4:19PM
drawingdetail: Henry Seebohm, Razorbill Eggs, Plate 24, 1896.

drawingdetail:

Henry Seebohm, Razorbill Eggs, Plate 24, 1896.

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May 8th, 2012 at 9:15AM
print-thing: Vesuve Athanasius Kircher, Mundus Subterraneus, 1664-1665

print-thing:

Vesuve

Athanasius Kircher, Mundus Subterraneus, 1664-1665

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