Umschlagbild: Frontispiz (Ausschnitt) von De wereld van haar begin tot haar einde, of dry natuurkundige godgeleerde redeneringen rakende (Rotterdam, Barent Bos, 1694) des John Ray (1627–1705), ursprünglich veröffentlicht als Three Physico-Theological Discourses (1693). Radierung von Jan and Caspar Luyken. 13 × 8,3 cm. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, RP-P-1896-A-19368-996. Public domain.
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