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A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.
James, Abraham., active 1800-1802.Date: 1 October 1800Reference: 18134i
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Descriptio monstrorum avium, amphibiorum, piscium quae extant in Museo Univ. Lit. Berol. : eorumque cum monstris mammalium comparatio : dissertatio inauguralis medica ... / auctor Takol. Chr. Heusner.
Heusner, Takol Christian, 1802-Date: 1824
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A violent storm at sea in which a battered raft is dashed against a rocky promontory inscribed 'Law-liberty-British Constitution'. Lithograph, 1827.
Date: [ca. March 1827]Reference: 603170i
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Specimen medicum inaugurale, continens historiam trium foetuum monstrosorum una cum adnexis animadversionibus ... / eruditorum examini submittit Paulus 's Graeuwen.
's Graeuwen, Paulus.Date: 1802
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...And the meek shall inherit... / Martin Pasko, writer ; Stephen R. Bissette, penciller ; John Totleben, inker.
Pasko, Martin.Date: [1983]
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The four horsemen of the Apocalypse galloping through the clouds. Woodcut, 16th century.
Reference: 24955i
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Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore, 1805-1861Date: c. 1830Reference: MS.2501
Part of: Saint-Hilaire, Isidore Geoffroy (1805-1861), French zoologist
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Man-midwifery analyzed; or the tendency of that indecent and unnecessary practice detected and exposed. Addressed to John Ford, late surgeon and man-midwife ...
Date: 1790
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Two figures with abnormalities, one with wings as arms and feathered legs and the other one with a horned head
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The goddess Bellona flanked by two stags; beneath are two gryphons. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.
Delaune, Etienne, 1518?-1583.Date: 1500-1599Reference: 25866i
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Monstra animalium duplicia per anatomen indagata : habito respectu ad physiologiam medicinam forensem et artem obstetriciam / descripsit iconibusque illustravit Ioannes Carolus Leopoldus Barkowius.
Barkow, Hans Carl Leopold, 1798-1873.Date: 1828-1836
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Place de la Concorde, Paris, with the Admiralty building being attacked by flying dragons, fish and horses. Etching by C. Meryon, 1866.
Méryon, Charles, 1821-1868.Date: [1866]Reference: 578891i
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Saint-Hilaire, Isidore Geoffroy (1805-1861), French zoologist
Saint-Hilaire, Isidore Geoffroy, 1805-1861Date: 1783-1861Reference: MSS.2501 and 7066-7071
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Two wretches fighting in mid-air being grabbed by monsters. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 37082i
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A fish-like boy seen in Naples ("Bernardino Configilo"). Woodcut, ca. 1685.
Date: [1685?]Reference: 2060578i
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Foetuses of animals born with abnormalities (e.g. two heads). Engraving by P. Simonneau after himself, 1734.
Simonneau, Philippe, 1685-approximately 1753.Date: 1734Reference: 82i
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On monsters : an unnatural history of our worst fears / Stephen T. Asma.
Asma, Stephen T.Date: 2009
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Du rôle de la syphilis héréditaire en tératologie : appendice sur la syphilis et les monstruosités dans l'art : thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier le 7 mars 1902 / par Max Hostalrich.
Hostalrich, Max, 1876-Date: 1902
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A monster with a human face and feet, the body of an animal, and a long antenna-like neck surmounted by pig's ears. Etching by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.
Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, approximately 1525-1601.Date: 1585]Reference: 653165i
Part of: Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585. Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
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A naked witch carried on the shoulders of a monster sings from a choirbook held with pincers by two grotesque bishops while two apelike swimmers look on. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.Date: [1796/1798]Reference: 38563i
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Wonder Woman. No. 146, War of the underwater giants! / [created] by Charles Moulton ; [Ross Andru, penciler].
Date: 1964
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On the origin of double monstrosity / by Bertram C.A. Windle.
Windle, Bertram C. A. (Bertram Coghill Alan), 1858-1929.Date: [1889]
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A standing monster with letters X, Y and V on its chest, found in the sea between 1550 and 1555 . Engraving by G.D., 1612.
G. D., active approximately 1612.Date: 1612Reference: 653167i
Part of: Opera nela quale vi e molti mostri de tutte le parti del mondo antichi et moderni con le dechiarationi a ciascheduno sina [sic] al presente anno 1585. Joanne Baptista de Cavalleriis lagherino incisore.
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Two human figures with abnormalities
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Dulle Griet (Mad Meg) entering hell. Mezzotint by Richard Earlom after David Teniers, 1786.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Date: 2 January 1786Reference: 46840i

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A parody astrological diagram showing opposing aspects of the life of settlers in Jamaica: langorous noons and the hells of yellow fever. Coloured aquatint after A.James, 1800.

Descriptio monstrorum avium, amphibiorum, piscium quae extant in Museo Univ. Lit. Berol. : eorumque cum monstris mammalium comparatio : dissertatio inauguralis medica ... / auctor Takol. Chr. Heusner.

A violent storm at sea in which a battered raft is dashed against a rocky promontory inscribed 'Law-liberty-British Constitution'. Lithograph, 1827.

Specimen medicum inaugurale, continens historiam trium foetuum monstrosorum una cum adnexis animadversionibus ... / eruditorum examini submittit Paulus 's Graeuwen.

...And the meek shall inherit... / Martin Pasko, writer ; Stephen R. Bissette, penciller ; John Totleben, inker.

The four horsemen of the Apocalypse galloping through the clouds. Woodcut, 16th century.

Extracts and references relating to teratology

Man-midwifery analyzed; or the tendency of that indecent and unnecessary practice detected and exposed. Addressed to John Ford, late surgeon and man-midwife ...

Two figures with abnormalities, one with wings as arms and feathered legs and the other one with a horned head

The goddess Bellona flanked by two stags; beneath are two gryphons. Engraving by E. Delaune, ca. 1560.

Monstra animalium duplicia per anatomen indagata : habito respectu ad physiologiam medicinam forensem et artem obstetriciam / descripsit iconibusque illustravit Ioannes Carolus Leopoldus Barkowius.

Place de la Concorde, Paris, with the Admiralty building being attacked by flying dragons, fish and horses. Etching by C. Meryon, 1866.

Saint-Hilaire, Isidore Geoffroy (1805-1861), French zoologist

Two wretches fighting in mid-air being grabbed by monsters. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

A fish-like boy seen in Naples ("Bernardino Configilo"). Woodcut, ca. 1685.

Foetuses of animals born with abnormalities (e.g. two heads). Engraving by P. Simonneau after himself, 1734.

On monsters : an unnatural history of our worst fears / Stephen T. Asma.

Du rôle de la syphilis héréditaire en tératologie : appendice sur la syphilis et les monstruosités dans l'art : thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier le 7 mars 1902 / par Max Hostalrich.

A monster with a human face and feet, the body of an animal, and a long antenna-like neck surmounted by pig's ears. Etching by G.B. Cavalieri, 1585.

A naked witch carried on the shoulders of a monster sings from a choirbook held with pincers by two grotesque bishops while two apelike swimmers look on. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

Wonder Woman. No. 146, War of the underwater giants! / [created] by Charles Moulton ; [Ross Andru, penciler].

On the origin of double monstrosity / by Bertram C.A. Windle.

A standing monster with letters X, Y and V on its chest, found in the sea between 1550 and 1555 . Engraving by G.D., 1612.

Two human figures with abnormalities

Dulle Griet (Mad Meg) entering hell. Mezzotint by Richard Earlom after David Teniers, 1786.