The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848. Artist: Unknown

The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848. Artist: Unknown

1-625-040 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The vertical configuration of the skull, 1848. Comparison of Caucasian, Mongole, Negro and Titicacan skulls. During the 19th century, it was believed that negroes and other races were less developed than Europeans. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848).


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. James Prichard: : Artist, anthropologist, writer, author
  2. Charles Darwin: British: Naturalist, geologist and biologist

Medium
  1. Engraving

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Science & Nature Anatomy


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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3729x4726
File Size : 51,631kb


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  1. 0580006962
  1. 1-625-040
  1. 1625040

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