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A boy found in the forests of Aveyron, France, who had been living 'wild' since a small child as he was unable to speak. Coloured engraving, 1805.
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- 30 April 1805
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- 18025i
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Credit: A boy found in the forests of Aveyron, France, who had been living 'wild' since a small child as he was unable to speak. Coloured engraving, 1805. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Publication/Creation
[London] (London House Yard, St. Pauls) : R.S. Kirby, 30 April 1805.
Physical description
1 print : stipple engraving and etching, with watercolour ; image 14.3 x 10.3 cm
Lettering
The young savage, found in the forests of Aveyron in France. In the year 1798.
References note
See further: E.M. Itard, An historical account of the discovery and education of a savage man, or of the first developments, physical and moral, of the young savage caught in the woods near Aveyron, in the year 1798, London 1802,
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 18025i
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- English
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