Zerah Colburn, a mental calculator, as a child. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1813, after T.H. Hull.

Zerah Colburn, a mental calculator, as a child. Engraving, 1813.

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Zerah Colburn, a mental calculator, as a child. Engraving, 1813.

Zerah Colburn, a mental calculator, as a child. Stipple engraving by H. Meyer, 1813, after T.H. Hull.