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archimaps:

Map of Leipzig in 1650

And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Detail from Adam and Eve (1504) — Albrecht Dürer

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oldbookillustrations:

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Hans Tegner, from Tegner udgave af Ludvig Holbergs samtlige comoedier (The complete comedies of Ludvig Holberg, illustrated by Tegner) vol. 2, Copenhagen, 1896.

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rhea137:

Schedel, Hartmann.(1440-1514)

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Appian Way — Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

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drawingdetail:

‘Kurze und leichtfaßliche Anleitung zur Bienenzucht und Bienenpflege’ by A. Niemandsfreund; F. Huber, 1831. (via BibliOdyssey)

“Bees, it is said, are the most studied creatures on the planet after man.”

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aleyma:

Hans Wechtlin, The Owl, 1500-25 (source).

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rdtz:

Melencolia I (engraving), by Albrecht Dürer, 1514

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phonographic-funhouse:

The Bagpiper by Albrecht Dürer 1514

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