The New Wonderful Museum and Extraordinary Magazine is a compendium of curiosities and oddities published in 1804. The work includes descriptions of natural wonders such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls, as well as strange artifacts like mummies and shrunken heads. The second volume includes an extensive account of the voyages of Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquest of the Americas, offering a glimpse into the colonial mindset...
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