Museum of curiosities.- Rackstrow's Museum...most Curious Objects...Display of the Human Frame in its unfolded State, with the most rare Natural Productions the World can afford..., handbill printed to recto and verso, light folds, 227 x 185mm., [c.1790]; and 3 other handbills for collections of natural history or curious specimens, v.s. (4)
⁂ Highlights of Rackstrow's collection including "A Variety of Skeletons, Human and Others...Astonishing Skeleton of a full-sized Sperma-Ceti-Whale", "Beautiful Birds from Botany-Bay", "A Figure of the late Staffordshire Giant, Mr. Bamford - Ditto of the late Norfolk Dwarf, Mr. Coan", "a very Powerful Magnet", and "A Real Ancient Egyptian Mummy (in the curious Original Case, or Coffin)".
A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction.
UK: £35 (incl. postage)
Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage)
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