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[Leaflet advertising appearances by Senorita Anita (The Tiger Lady) and her brother, Robinson (The Bear Boy) at the Royal Aquarium, London (20 February 1886?)].

Royal Aquarium : Notice: the manager has the pleasure to announce that he has concluded arrangements with Chang, the great Chinese giant.

Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : just arrived : admission one shilling.

[Undated handbill (August 1880?) advertising appearances at the Royal Aquarium, London by Chang, the vast Mongolian, accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the huge Norwegian, the Chinese Tom Thumb, the midget Adonis, the Anakites (giants) and midgets. Printed on off-white paper].

[Undated handbill (June 1886?) advertising an exhibition of "King Theebaw's Burmese sacred family". "Piccadilly Hall" has been overprinted with "Royal Aquarium"].

"Krao", the "missing link" : a living proof of Darwin's theory of the descent of man : special lectures, 2.30, 5.30 & 9.30... : all should see her : [jungle illustration].

[Undated handbill (December 1881) for the Royal Aquarium advertising Farini's (William Hunt) wonder of wonders, the tattooed Captain Georges Costentenus and the Leopard Boy].

Royal Aquarium : on view with Wielands Realities!!! : Chang.

Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.

[Undated handbill (1880?) advertising appearances by Chang, the Fychow giant, at the Royal Aquarium, London accompanied by Henrik Brustad, the Norwegian giant].

Programme and complete arrangements for this day : Friday, August 11th, 1882 ... / Royal Aquarium.

Royal Aquarium : Adonis, the African midgit on view with Wielands Realities.

Royal Aquarium : Chang, the great Chinese giant : admission one shilling.

[Leaflet advertising the exhibition of The Petrified Man from Tucapel, Chile, in the Trance Room of the Royal Aquarium, London].

[Handbill advertising Wieland's Living Wonders at the Royal Aquarium in London].

A black boy with white skin-markings (leukoderma), advertised for exhibition. Colour line block.

Captain Costentenus, a man with tattooes all over his body. Colour line block.

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Royal Aquarium

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Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.

Programme and complete arrangements for this day : Friday, August 11th, 1882 ... / Royal Aquarium.

A black boy with white skin-markings (leukoderma), advertised for exhibition. Colour line block.

Captain Costentenus, a man with tattooes all over his body. Colour line block.

Royal Aquarium

Images from the collections

Images produced by Royal Aquarium

Images referencing Royal Aquarium

Works from the collections

Chang, the Chinese giant : Brustad, the giant of Norway. Che-Mah, the Chinese Tom Thumb. Madaree, the real hindoo jadooger. And the midget prince 'Adonis' / Royal Aquarium, Westminster.

Programme and complete arrangements for this day : Friday, August 11th, 1882 ... / Royal Aquarium.

A black boy with white skin-markings (leukoderma), advertised for exhibition. Colour line block.

Captain Costentenus, a man with tattooes all over his body. Colour line block.

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