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No. 87 - Mr O Brion the celebrated Irish giant

Courtesy of National Library of Scotland | CC BY 4.0

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Date

1799 - 1805

Artist

J. Jenkins (active 1799-1805)

Collection

National Library of Scotland

Image Link

https://digital.nls.uk/85062667

Description

"The largest & tallest man in the world he is thirty eight years of age, 36 stone weight, 8 feet 7 inches high. The company that are with him are from 4 feet to 7 feet high." This engraving depicts Patrick Cotter O'Brien.
Additional Makers: publisher- J. Jenkin of Edinburgh
Collective title: Edinburgh characters by J. Jenkins
More details about the album and its contents can be found on the collection website.

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CC BY 4.0

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Courtesy of National Library of Scotland

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

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