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Cabinet - Sources

Claudius Ptolemy, Geographia (Ulm, 1482)
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JH4: Silver tetradrachm of Athens, fragment.
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Quadrans Vetus
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Autograph inscription by Sir Henry Wotton to the Bodleian Library, 15 August 1633
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Anatomical engravings
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Lithograph of Saami items
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Ancient Egyptian scarab beetles (c. 3100–525 BC)
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13. Sugar
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Beyond Mainz: The Diaspora of Printing Shops
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Silver oinochoe with kouros handle from the Lydian Treasure
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The problem of mobility: Mons Meg, 1449-97
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Portolan chart of Jorge de Aguiar (1492)
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Portrait of John Case
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Meydancıkkale
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T14: Silver stater struck at Tarsos in the name of the general Pharnabazos, c. 380-373 BC.
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Islamic calligraphy
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Quadrant, England, brass (17th century)
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Robert Morison (1620-83)
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Celestial globe clock, Augsburg, 1584
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Brick-stamp from Ur (BM)
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The arts: liberal and mechanical
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Statue of Queen Philippa (3D)
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Zodiac Man
Stomach and digestive system