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JOHNSON, CAPTAIN CHARLES, PSEUD.. Sawney Beane at the entrance to his cave. Alexander "Sawney" Bean was the semi-mythical head of a 48-member clan in 15th or 16th century Scotland, reportedly executed for the mass murder and cannibalisation of over 1,000 people. Johnson's Lives of Highwaymen, etc. Sawney Beane; or, the Highland murderer ... Together with the lives of the Golden Farmer, Dick Walton ... and Tom Gerrard. [An extract.]. London, [1825?]. Source: 1414.b.67.(4) frontipiece.

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Author: JOHNSON, CAPTAIN CHARLES, PSEUD.

Caption: Sawney Beane at the entrance to his cave. Alexander "Sawney" Bean was the semi-mythical head of a 48-member clan in 15th or 16th century Scotland, reportedly executed for the mass murder and cannibalisation of over 1,000 people. Johnson's Lives of Highwaymen, etc. Sawney Beane; or, the Highland murderer ... Together with the lives of the Golden Farmer, Dick Walton ... and Tom Gerrard. [An extract.]. London, [1825?]. Source: 1414.b.67.(4) frontipiece.

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Print size: 27.9 × 47.5 cm | 1297.6 × 2207.9 in (300 dpi)

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