A great curiosity. There is a man at present at Mr. Leech's Tavern, the sign of the black horse, in Market-Street ...
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | A great curiosity. There is a man at present at Mr. Leech's Tavern, the sign of the black horse, in Market-Street ... | ||
| IDENTIFIERS | |||
| Legacy Identifier | APSimg6690 | ||
| Goodman Number | 342 | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | This copy was found pasted into Benjamin Rush's commonplace book and describes a man afflicted with vitiligo, a relatively common familial disease in which areas of depigmentation appear on the skin. In its advanced stages, the depigmentation may spread over the entire body. | ||
| Note | Pasted onto pg. 92. | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadsides | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Class: Science | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Division: Miscellaneous | ||
| Subject (local) | Broadside Subdivision: | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Rush, Benjamin, 1745-1813 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Cancer | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Skin | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Human curiosities | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Broadsides | ||
| Format | electronic resource | ||
| Extent | 15 cm. x 23.5 cm. | ||
| Digital Origin | reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1796 | ||
| Issuance | monographic | ||
| Publisher | Philadelphia: Hall and Sellers | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Benjamin Rush Commonplace Book | ||
| Call Number | Mss.B.R89c | ||
| ACCESS INFORMATION | |||
| Use | The APS has an Open Access Policy for all unrestricted material in the digital library. Open Access Materials can be used freely for non-commercial, scholarly, educational, or fair use as defined under United States copyright law. Read the full policy and learn more about our Rights and Reproduction at: http://www.amphilsoc.org/library/rights | ||
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