Must be seen to be believed : Just arrived from Holland : John Allart respectfully informs the inhabitants of this town, that he has just arrived from Holland with Francina Kroone the greatest living wonder! ever exhibited : born at Wyke by Durstede in Netherland, aged 36, years ...

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[1842]
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Must be seen to be believed : Just arrived from Holland : John Allart respectfully informs the inhabitants of this town, that he has just arrived from Holland with Francina Kroone the greatest living wonder! ever exhibited : born at Wyke by Durstede in Netherland, aged 36, years ... Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Small handbill (October 1842?) advertising the exhibition of Francina Kroone, a 36 year old Dutch woman with scaly / stone-like growths over her skin (ichthyosis?) at the Wilberforce Rooms in Hull.

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[1842]

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1 sheet ; 20 x 12 cm

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