The Wonders of the Universe; or, Curiosities of Nature and Art: Including Memoirs and Anecdotes of Wonderful and Eccentric Characters of every Age and Nation. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: The Whole collected from the most Original and Authentic Sources of Information. Embellished with Engravings.
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Year: 1831
Entry: The Wonders of the Universe; or, Curiosities of Nature and Art: Including Memoirs and Anecdotes of Wonderful and Eccentric Characters of every Age and Nation. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: The Whole collected from the most Original and Authentic Sources of Information. Embellished with Engravings. New=York: Printed and Published by Solomon King, 1831. 439, [3] p.
Location: New York, NY
Title: The Wonders of the Universe; or, Curiosities of Nature and Art: Including Memoirs and Anecdotes of Wonderful and Eccentric Characters of every Age and Nation. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time: The Whole collected from the most Original and Authentic Sources of Information. Embellished with Engravings.
Printer/Publisher: Printed and Published by Solomon King
Language: English
Notes: "A Chicken with a Human Countenance" (as exhibited by a Jew in Posen; p. 205). "Singular Instance of Credulity and Fanaticism. Sabbatei-Sevi, a Most Singular Fanatic" (pp. 371-74); "Anthony, a Mad Fanatic" (a tale about [Nicholas] Anthony, a Catholic from Lorraine, then converted to Protestantism and became a minister in Geneva; he later adopted Judaism in Venice, without being circumcised, and was eventually put to death by burning in Geneva for not abjuring Judaism; pp. 374-75). Running title: Curiosities of Nature and Art. A perfect copy has a folded frontispiece. Frequently reissued. Bruntjen 10700.