Copy 1, Volume 1
Struggles through life, exemplified in the various travels and adventures in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, of John Harriott ... To which are added ... suggestions arising from the abuse of private mad houses / [John Harriott].
- John Harriott
- Date:
- 1815
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Struggles through life, exemplified in the various travels and adventures in Europe, Asia, Africa, & America, of John Harriott ... To which are added ... suggestions arising from the abuse of private mad houses / [John Harriott]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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