Rudolf Erich Raspe

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Baron Munchausen, in a blue coat and feathered hat, rides a cannonball through the air, surprising two uniformed artillerymen standing by cannons, with a fortress in the background.

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German scholar and adventurer

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Baron Munchausen, in a blue coat and feathered hat, rides a cannonball through the air, surprising two uniformed artillerymen standing by cannons, with a fortress in the background.

Illustration of Baron Munchausen

The baron surprising artillerymen by arriving mounted on a cannonball, illustration...

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