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Online archive of illustrations from old books

Online archive of illustrations from old books

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Jul 26, 2025
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Joseph Wolf's lithograph of a Himalayan goat.

Old Book Illustrations is an online archive of, yes, you've guessed it. But they did have a particular genre in mind: Victorian and French Romantic illustrations.

"We are not the only image collection on the web, neither will we ever be the largest one," the creators write. "…we understand French Romanticism i…

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