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Illustration of a long haired, bearded faquir [faqir] holding his arms above his head as posing for a penance. The caption reads, “The Figure of a Penitent as they are represented in little under the Banians great Tree”.

From: Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East-Indies : being the travels of Monsieur Tavernier Bernier, and other great men. London : Printed for Moses Pitt at the Angel in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1684. Section: “The six travels of John Baptista Tavernier, Baron of Aubonne, through Turky and Persia to the Indies”, plate facing p.167.

Illustration of vaccination from Jenner's 'An inquiry into the causes and effects of the variolae vaccinae', 1801.