The Strand Magazine : an illustrated monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1, January 1891 / edited by George Newnes.
- Date:
- 1891
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Credit: The Strand Magazine : an illustrated monthly. Vol. 1, no. 1, January 1891 / edited by George Newnes. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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