Giants and dwarfs.

  • Wood, Edward J.
Date:
1868
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Giants and dwarfs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE Francis Drake — Sir Thomas Cavendish — Turner—Yan Noort—Dutch Travellers—French Travellers—Tarrubia— Spanish Travellers — Byron—Wallis—Carteret — Patago- nian Skeleton and Archbishop of Lima—Captain Bourne —The Patagonians of this day described—Ladrone Islands —Chiloe—Giant Angling 69 CHAPTER V. Benlli the Giant—his golden vest—Rollo or Rolf the Ganger —Giant King of Norway—Guy Earl of Warwick—Col- brand—Relics of Guy at Warwick Castle—Funnam— Nicholas Kieten—Ireland and Giants—Sir Richard Her- bert—Giant of Bordeaux—Giant Fleming—HansBraw— Aymon—Baron Benteurieder—Trick by Dwarf on Giant —Long Meg of Westminster—Huge Armour in Tower— Philargyrie—Giants and Dwarf in the Tower—Giants in May-games—Flemish Giant—Queen Elizabeth’s Giant Porter—Middleton, the child of Hale—Giant Piedmontese —Tartar Giant—Dutchmen of strange statures—Shake- speare and Giants—Ascapart—Antony Payne, the Cornish Giant—Giant Girl — Jacob Damman — Several Giants mentioned by Physicians and Travellers . . . .82 CHAPTER VI. Walter Parsons, Porter to James I.—William Evans—Giants and Dwarfs together — 'Whim of Empress of Austria — Bodily Differences between Giants and Dwarfs — Oliver Cromwell’s Giant Porter—Pepys sees Giant Dutchman— John Tates—Pepys sees a Giant Woman—Thomas Birtles, Cheshire Giant—Miller, German Giant—Munster, Duke John Frederic’s Giant — Edmund Malone — Charles II. and Giant—Bartholomew Fair—Giant Turk — Huge Os Frontis—Giant Polander, presented to Maximilian II.— Giant Skeleton at Repton—King Askew—James Hanson —Irish Giantess—the Painted Prince—Hugh Hird—Baron Burford—Giant’s Bone—Giants domestic Recreations . 105 CHAPTER VII. High German Woman — Tall Youth — Welsh Giant — High German Performer—Tall Black—Giant Fisherman—Large Bones at St. Alban’s—Giants at Court of Electors of Bran-
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