Living Ourang Outans! Handbill, c1830 - 1839
Item — Box: John Barmwell Taylor Box 1
Reference code: 178T1.2
Scope and Contents
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. Male and female Orangutans, One from Borneo - other from River Gambia. 'Connecting link between man and the brute creation'.
Dates
- Creation: c1830 - 1839
Creator
- Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003 (Person)
- Egyptian Hall (1812 - 1905) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s) ; 185mm x 114mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Physical Description
Article from May 31st 1831 discusses the sale of two such creatures intended for public exhibition in London in Bristol Mercury
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk