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Angelina Melius, a giant, aged nineteen, and Don Santiago de los Santos, a dwarf, aged 35. Engraving.
Wellcome Collection

Angelina Melius, a giant, aged nineteen, and Don Santiago de los Santos, a dwarf, aged 35. Engraving.

Unknown artist

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Wellcome Collection

Lettering: Miss Angelina Melius the celebrated giantess from the United States, 19 ye... & nearly 7 feet high, attended by her page, Señor Don Santiago de los Santos from the Isla... 35 years of age & 2 feet 2 inches high.

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