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The Wonder of the Sea! Handbill, 1849

 Item — Box: John Barmwell Taylor Box 1
Reference code: 178T1.63

Scope and Contents

Gymnetrus Northumbricus at 209 Regent Street, Cosmorama Rooms. Exhibiting the "Gymnetrus Northumbricus or sea serpent. Caught on the Northumbrian coast, 26 March 1849".

Dates

  • Creation: 1849

Creator

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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) ; 111mm x 190mm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Catalogued according to type

Physical Description

Advertisement in Daily News Saturday May 19th 1849 for sea serpent at the Cosmorama rooms Regent Street. See The Standard (London, England), Tuesday, May 22, 1849; pg. [1]; Issue 7729.

Cultural context

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository

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