The Greenland Whale in Whales by Robert Hamilton (1843)
The staff from The Smithsonian Libraries have been posting some quirky GIFs onto Tumblr, making history come to life.
Each GIF was taken from an illustration of an old book, and animated in a fun way to get people interested in the past—we certainly want to know more after looking at them.
Check them out below, or follow The Smithsonian Libraries on Tumblr.
From The Greenland Whale in Whales by Robert Hamilton (1843)
From The Teacher of Sparring (1886)
From The Works of Jules Verne (1911)
From The Scrapbook of Early Aeronautica collected by William Upcott
From Practique de la guerre (circa 17th century)
A Japanese woodblock print (1979)
From the Report of the Commissioner of Patents (1856)
[via Gizmodo]