Mobilis in Mobile

[catsofyore]

"Mr. Cat registers annoyance." From More Mr. Cat and a Bit of Amber Too by George Freedley, illustrated by Victor J. Dowling.

[danskjavlarna]

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I’ve collected some weird vintage bird imagery, from bird hats to bird people, ghost birds to giant birds.

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My collection of rats and mice, some giant, some playing while the cat’s away.

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Today’s living puppet riding a dove.

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Unstrung: my modest collection of vintage Pinocchio imagery.

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“He was an old bachelor and liked to have his own way.”

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Animal intelligence: vintage reading and talking creatures.

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Here’s a collection of vintage jester imagery.

[metmuseum]

A Standing Soldier. 1561. Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2008 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/383092

[kellyroman]

Sacred Heart. I've been wanting to draw my interpretation of one for a while. It was an enjoyable process. Ink on paper. Website Instagram

[antiqueanimals]

Nicrophorus sp. The Natural History of Insects; In Two Volumes. Vol. II. 1835.

Internet Archive

[antiqueanimals]

The Shock and Comforter

A Natural History of British and Foreign Quadrupeds. Written by James H. Fennell. 1843.

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[clawmarks]

Commission des sciences et arts d'Egypte - 1826 - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection

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Here are the vintage crows, ravens, and blackbirds we’ve spoken with.

[antiqueanimals]

Longan lanternfly (Pyrops candelaria). The Natural History of Insects; In Two Volumes. Vol. II. 1835.

Internet Archive

[catsofyore]

Political cartoon about the Treaty of Tolentino. 1797. Source.

[nemfrog]

Stormy Petrels. The history of the sea. 1880.

Internet Archive

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