Crania

Date:
c1881
Reference:
GALTON/2/8/1/14/28
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Item described in an old list as "Composite of 8 crania. Brit. Ass. Report p.690, York, 1881". Possibly one of a number of framed composites?

The Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 51, 1881, includes a bief report by Francis Galton titled: "On the Application of Composite Portraiture to Anthropological Purposes" (pp.690-691). Galton reported that he had recently exhibited a composite photograph of eight skulls of Adaman Islanders; presumably the photograph described above.

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c1881

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1 item

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A digitised copy is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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The original material is held at UCL Special Collections. This catalogue is held by the Wellcome Library as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.

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