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Living Ourang Outans! Handbill, c1830 - 1839

 Item — Box: John Barmwell Taylor Box 1
Reference code: 178T1.2

Scope and Contents

Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Male and female Orangutans, One from Borneo - other from River Gambia. 'Connecting link between man and the brute creation'.

Dates

  • Creation: c1830 - 1839

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material

Extent

1 Item(s) ; 185mm x 114mm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Physical Description

Article from May 31st 1831 discusses the sale of two such creatures intended for public exhibition in London in Bristol Mercury

Cultural context

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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