Image credits:

Abercromby, Ralph. Seas and skies in many latitudes; or, wanderings in search of weather ... maps and illustrations. Photo courtesy of The British Library. Holding institution: The British Library, London, United Kingdom; London: Edward Stanford, 1888. Public domain.

Brownell, Charles De Wolf. The Indian races of North and South America. comprising an account of the principal Aboriginal races; a description of their national customs, mythology, and religious ceremonies. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; New York: American Subscription Publishing House, 1859. Public domain.

Harris, Joel Chandler. Uncle Remus and his legends of the Old Plantation. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1881. Public domain.

Lobscheid, William. Evidence of the affinity of the Polynesians and American Indians with the Chinese and other nations of Asia, derived from the language, legends and history of those races. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; Hongkong: De Souza & Co, 1872. Public domain.

Moor, Edward. The Hindu Pantheon. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; London: J. Johnson, 1810. Public domain.

Order of the Trustees. The book of the dead: Facsimile of the papyrus of ani in the British museum. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; London: The British Museum, 1890. Public domain.

Otto, Alexander. Mythological Japan: The symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art: With illustrations drawn in Japan, by native artists. Holding institution: William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections, Hamilton, Canada; Philadelphia: Drexel Biddle, 1902. Public domain.

Wieger, Léon. Bouddhisme Chinois. Photo courtesy of Cheri Destefano of the Internet Archive. Holding institution: Princeton Theological Seminary Library, Princeton, New Jersey; Sienhsien Hokienfu: Imprimerie de la Mission Catholique, 1910. Public domain.

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