Punch,  18 (1850), 124.

Singular Optical Delusion

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Light, Instruments, Gender


    Shows a couple on a coast line looking out to the sea. The man points to the horizon and asks the woman if she can see a distant steamer. The woman, who looks at two seagulls on the sea with a telescope, replies, 'Oh, distinctly! There are two'.



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