Isaac Newton died #onthisday in 1726. Not just a scientist, he also wrote on apocalyptic prophecy and believed the world could "end" in 2060 AD. More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sir-isaac-newton-s-daniel-and-the-apocalypse-1733?utm_content=bufferb98da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer #OTD #apocalypse

Je me lance dans une nouvelle série d'illustrations de chauves-souris en préparation des prochaines rencontres chiropterologiques du Muséum de Bourges ...

Well of Bolonchen.
From "Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatan" written & illustrated by Frederick Catherwood, London: 1844 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bolonchen/

Depicting mountainous jumbles of luxury goods — luscious fruits; savory meats; ostentatious servingware — pronkstilleven, or “sumptuous still lifes”, are a distinct subgenre of still life painting that gained fleeting popularity in the 17th century: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dutch-banquet-scenes