A Gawrey Extended for Flight
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Date
1750Description
Engraving depicting a standing Gawrey, a member of a race of winged women from Robert Paltock's novel "The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins." Above the illustration is written "Engrav'd for the Grand Magazine of Magazines" and below is written "publish'd by M. Cooper at the Globe in Pater Noster Row 1750." For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/365
Subject
Mythology, Sails -- Aerodynamics