A unicorn fish aground in 1736 in the Elbe estuary Wasn’t it obvious then, that the ‘horn’ of this sea animal would have the same antidotal qualities as that of its terrestrial counterpart? Guest author • February 01, 2013
A two century-old eye-witness account from Katwijk 'Katwijk fishery-, mariner- and other words and locutions'. Guest author • October 26, 2012
A Dutch-Chinese dictionary in manuscript from Batavia On an early dictionary with contemporary Mandarin pronunciation. Guest author • September 14, 2012
Prince Diponegoro: hero or rebel? Javanese mystic and pious Muslim, the prince from Yogyakarta saw himself as the leader of a ‘holy war’ against the Dutch. Guest author • April 03, 2012
Love and kinship bound together Book of friends with written contributions by Adolphus Vorstius, Scaliger, Erpenius and Heinsius + illustrations by Abraham Bloemaert and Paulus Moreelse. Guest author • February 16, 2012
A Picture of a 1721 PhD Ceremony at Leiden University More than 27,000 theses were defended at Leiden University Guest author • January 27, 2012
Astronomers and their observatories in the picture: Van de Sande Bakhuyzen’s photo album in grateful esteem for his services rendered to science and country Guest author • November 26, 2011
