Wilson and the betters [sic] = Le marcheur Wilson et ses parieurs / Hx Exxx.

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Aaron Martinet
Wilson and the betters [sic] = Le marcheur Wilson et ses parieurs / Hx Exxx.
À Paris : Chez Martinet rue du Coq , [1815?
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.717
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À Paris : Chez Martinet rue du Coq , [1815?
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
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George Wilson commenced his celebrated 1,000 walk from Blackheath on Sept. 11, 1815.

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Print shows George Wilson walking from left to right, surrounded by a small group of spectators. Two men at right shake hands, presumably concluding a wager on the success of Wilson's walk, while a group of three onlookers at left includes a man carrying a woman pick-a-back. In the background a man passes on horseback; two tents, presumably set up to provide shelter and refreshments for Wilson's spectators, are visible behind him.

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