Author: Cruikshank, George
Title: Dossier on the Remarkable Life of John Sheppard, Highway Robber
Description: London: Applebee, John, 1724. Etchings by George Cruikshank and others with accompanying text pages from periodicals, including a Nov. 1724 issue of "Applebee's Original Weekly Journal" concerning Sheppard, his crimes, and escapes. 10 sheets in total. Image sizes: various 119 x 119 mm (pictured) Sheet size: 306 x 251 mm Pasted down. From scrapbook compiled by noted 19th c. British collector T. Purland in 1845. .

Keywords: Eccentrics, Freaks, Criminals


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