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Conjoined twins
From: ‘Collection Académique - Academia Caesarea Leopoldino-Carolina Naturae Curiosorum’ (1787)
Civil War-era Christmas cartoons by Thomas Nast (probably the most famous, most politically significant American cartoonist ever). Apart from being the first to depict the Republican and Democratic parties as their respective animals, exposing Boss Tweed, and creating Uncle Sam, Nast also introduced the modern version of Santa Claus. His version of Santa has changed only minimally over the past 150 years.
Sadly, Santa still looks like a major creeper…
The Book of Spirits
Francis Barrett. The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer. London : Lackington, Allen, and Co., Temple of the Muses, 1801. Page 0.1052.
A table shewing the names of the angels governing the 7 days of the week with their sigils, panets, signs
