A short but concise account of Elisa & Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord, 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids.

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[between 1810 and 1850?]
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A short but concise account of Elisa & Mary Chulkhurst, who were born joined together by the hips and shoulders, in the year of our Lord, 1100, at Biddenden, in the county of Kent : commonly called the Biddenden Maids. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Broadside with decorative border and illustration of the sisters telling the tale of Elisabeth (Elisa or Eliza), and Mary Chulkhurst, conjoined twin sisters who lived to the age of 34 in Biddenden, Kent.

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Tenterden : Exall, [between 1810 and 1850?]

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1 sheet : 1 black and white illustration ; 31 x 18 cm

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