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Rudolph Ackermann, London|George Murgatroyd Woodward|Thomas Rowlandson|Edward Spragg

The Monstrous Craw; or a New-Discovered Animal

March 1, 1802
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44.3 × 27.7 cm (17.4 × 10.9 in)

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