New species of man ... : now exhibiting at Mr. Laxton's Rooms, no.23, New Bond Street : this young man is 30 years of age, covered with scales, with the exception of the face, soles of the feet, and palms of the hand, which are like those of any other man.

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[1817]
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New species of man ... : now exhibiting at Mr. Laxton's Rooms, no.23, New Bond Street : this young man is 30 years of age, covered with scales, with the exception of the face, soles of the feet, and palms of the hand, which are like those of any other man. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Small handbill (1817?) advertising the exhibition of a man with scaly / bristly growths over hsi skin (ichthyosis?).

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[1817]

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1 sheet ; 14 x 11 cm

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