There is just arrived, and to be seen in a genteel private apartment, at the Bird Shop, No. 156, High-Holborn; the surprizing large infant, born on the 20th of February, 1781, at Keightly, near Halifax, in Yorkshire

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Lewis Walpole Library > There is just arrived, and to be seen in a genteel private apartment, at the Bird Shop, No. 156, High-Holborn; the surprizing large infant, born on the 20th of February, 1781, at Keightly, near Halifax, in Yorkshire

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Title: There is just arrived, and to be seen in a genteel private apartment, at the Bird Shop, No. 156, High-Holborn; the surprizing large infant, born on the 20th of February, 1781, at Keightly, near Halifax, in Yorkshire
Alternative Title: Surprizing large infant
To the Nobility, Gentry, and all who are admirers of the extraordinary productions of nature
Published / Created: [1781]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Caption title.
Text in one column, with a crude woodcut of the Royal Arms at head of sheet, all within a woodcut border.
First line: Measures three feet in height, round his arm he measures ten inches and an half ...
"To be seen, by any number of persons, from ten in the morning, till eight in the evening."
For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; October 2025.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 19 x 17 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English