Byron meets the Gigantic Patagonians

Commodore John Byron meets with the indigenous people of Patagonia, on the Chilean coast. Byron stands with some of the people of Patagonia, who are depicted as dwarfing the man. Despite the portrayal, Byron's official accounts only records a height of 6"6, and were likely the Selk'nam, not the 9 foot tall giants often described in other rumours

1741 Accounts Byron Byrons Chile Chilean Commodore Dwarfing Giants Patagonia

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