Gheel, the city of the simple / by the author of Flemish interiors.
- Julia Clara Byrne
- Date:
- 1869
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Gheel, the city of the simple / by the author of Flemish interiors. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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