Title in pencil below image., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication supplied by curator., Inscription in pencil continues: He was the heaviest Man ever known, Died June 21.1809, not quite 40 at Stamford Lincolnshire, He Weighed 52 Stone 12 lbs. -- 14 lbs to the Stone or 740 lbs., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Title derived from text etched below image., Place of publication derived from printmaker's place of residence., Date from item., Sheet trimmed., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Stone eaters.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Gastronomy, Pica (Pathology) in children, Eating disorders, Anomalies, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Human curiosities, and Eating & drinking
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist
Published / Created:
[approximately 1800]
Call Number:
Drawings W87 no. 21 Box D175
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
A lavishly costumed female dwarf performs a dance while holding up a section of her dress
Description:
Title from text inscribed in black ink above image in the artist's hand., Date supplied by cataloger., Attributed to Woodward., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Topic):
Operas & operetta, Dancers, Dwarfs, and Human curiosities
Title from item., Published in: Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, Boston: Frederick Gleason, 19 March 1853., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Families & family life.
Publisher:
Frederick Gleason
Subject (Name):
Bunker, Chang, 1811-1874. and Bunker, Eng, 1811-1874.
Subject (Topic):
Conjoined twins, Abnormalities, Human, Human curiosities, Families, Spouses, and Children
Title from item., Date derived by cataloger from publisher's dates in Amsterdam., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Syn te bekomen by Adriaan Schonenbeek inde Kalverstraet over de Gapersteeg tot Amsterdam
Title etched below image., Place of publication derived from street address., Date derived from text below title., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Pregnancy.
Publisher:
Printed by and for G. Smeeton, 15 Royal Arcade, Pall Mall
Subject (Topic):
Anomalies, Abnormalities, Human, Prenatal influences, Boys, Crying, and Human curiosities
Title from item., Date and place of publication from item., Below title: Born 30th April 1804__Height 29 inches. The Don is highly interesting and his countenance expressive of great intellect., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Published March 1846 by James Palmer and Hullmandel & Walton Lithographers
Subject (Topic):
Dwarfs (Persons)., Dwarfism, and Human curiosities
Title from item., Date supplied by curator., Place of publication derived from publisher's street address., Below title: Born at Augsburg. Wife to Michael Vanbeck., Pencil note in margin: copy of portrait by Isaac Brunn, 1653., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hirsutism.
Publisher:
Published by Wm. Richardson. Castle Street, Leicester Fields
Subject (Name):
Van Beck, Barbara, 1629-.
Subject (Topic):
Anomalies, Hypertrichosis, Endocrinology, Women, Human curiosities, and Harpsichords
Title etched below image., Place of publication derived from street address., From: Kirby's Wonderful and Eccentric Museum., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Giantism.
Publisher:
Published March 15th, 1815 by R.S. Kirby 11 London House Yard St. Paul's
Fougeron, Ignace, active 18th century-19th century, printmaker
Published / Created:
[ca. 1762]
Call Number:
Print20010
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image., Date supplied by curator., Below title: habitu Corporis Giganteo, jam octo opedum dimensionem nactus, Parentibus comunis mensure ortus, annos natus., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Giantism., and Tear through center crease (R). Edge tears (R). 2x2.
