It Was at Once Drawn Upwards (1921) by Jean de Bosschère, from Weird Islands.

Source: California Digital Library / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

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Illustration by Agostino Ramelli, from Le diverse et artificiose machine (1588).

Source: Library of Congress

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Illustration by Agostino Ramelli, from Le diverse et artificiose machine (1588).

Source: Library of Congress

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Illustration by Agostino Ramelli, from Le diverse et artificiose machine (1588).

Source: Library of Congress

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From Kitāb al-jāmiʿ bayn al-ʿilm wa-al-ʿamal al-nāfiʿ fī ṣināʿat al-ḥiyal, Staatsbibliothek Ms or Fol 3306 (ca. 17th century).

Source: Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative

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From Kitāb al-jāmiʿ bayn al-ʿilm wa-al-ʿamal al-nāfiʿ fī ṣināʿat al-ḥiyal, Staatsbibliothek Ms or Fol 3306 (ca. 17th century).

Source: Islamic Scientific Manuscripts Initiative

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5545559c-655a-45a0-ac91-ba729237a8b6

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