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No. 87 - Mr O Brion the celebrated Irish giant
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"The largest & tallest man in the world he is thirty eight years of age, 36 stone weight, 8 feet 7 inches high. The company that are with him are from 4 feet to 7 feet high." This engraving depicts Patrick Cotter O'Brien.
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Edinburgh characters by J. Jenkins
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Around 150 hand-coloured caricatures of Edinburgh celebrities and unknown characters. Etchings by artist J. Jenkins in the style of John Kay. Plates dated from 1799 to 1805. Characters include prominent people like Lord Dundas, Sir John Sinclair, Earl of Crawford, Lord Montague. Also 'a leads merchant' and an unidentified soldier.