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A flea as seen through a microscope from The wonders of the microscope, or, An explanation of the wisdom of the Creator, in objects comparatively minute… (1811). Briggs Collection of Educational Literature LT109.QH/W6

This image is a pirated reproduction of Robert Hooke’s drawing of a flea in Micrographia: Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and inquiries thereupon (1665). Available online