A world of wonders, or, Divers developments, showing the thorough triumph of animal magnetism in New England : illustrated by the power of prevision in Mrs. Matilda Fox, and the point of the pencil by D.C. Johnston
A satirical pamphlet on mesmerism and clairvoyance in New England, written by Joel R. Peabody with etchings by the Boston caricaturist David Claypoole Johnston, published by Robert S. Davis in 1838 for a general reading public. The plates show crowded lecture rooms, hecklers at platforms, and parlor arguments, with lettered placards and rows of expressive faces useful for crowd scenes and period dress.
