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Patrick O'Brien, a giant. Etching by J. Kay, 1803.
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Patrick O'Brien, a giant. Etching by J. Kay, 1803.

1803

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Mr. OBrien the Irish giant the tallest man in the known world being near nine feet high. I. Kay. 1803

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