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• 1850 - 1945
• Falsi d'autore, Fake travel, Faux voyages
• Viaggi da ricordare, Travel to remember, Voyages extraordinaires
• Viaggi stravaganti, Weird travels, Voyages insolites
• Giro del mondo, Around the World, Tour du monde
• 80globetrotters

• Description: Harry Bensley set off on a world tour wearing an iron mask as part of a bet. Known as “The Man in the Iron Mask” or “The Masked Walker”, his goal was to win the $100'000 prize put up by the bet between John Pierpoint Morgan and Hugh Cecil Lowther Lonsdale. He started from Trafalgar Square on January 1, 1908. Subsequent attestations are rare, leaving doubts about the actual completion of the project
• Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: The Man in the Iron Mask; The Masked Walker
• Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
• Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1876-1956
• Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: -
• Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
• Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bensley
• Multimedia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/making_history/making_history_20071218.shtml
• Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5667285
• Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: The man with the iron mask walking round the world for a $21'000 wager