Catalogue of skulls of man, and the inferior animals, in the collection of Samuel George Morton.

  • Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Catalogue of skulls of man, and the inferior animals, in the collection of Samuel George Morton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    79 Peruvian from Santa: man, aetat. 30. F. A. 74°. I. C. 76. Dr. Ruschenberger. 80 Skull of an Englishman named Samuel Gwillym, a convict in Australia, whose history is thus briefly given by my friend Dr. C. Huffnagle, now of Calcutta:— Transported to Van Dieman's land in 1820 for house- breaking ; was orderly on ship-board, but subsequently robbed his master, for which he was sent for two years to Maria Island: while there was flogged for combination, and also received 100 lashes for stealing articles from the wreck of the Apollo. Returning to Van Dieman's land he was fined twice for drunkenness; and was executed there on the 16th of March, 1837, for the murder of Mary Mills, a young woman whom he had previously violated. I. C. 91. 81 Peruvian from Santa: woman, aetat. 40. F. A. 76°. I. C. 77. 82 Peruvian from Santa: woman, aetat. 60. F. A. 79°. I. C. 76. 83 Hindu of Bengal: girl of 16. I. C. 67. Dr. James Mease. 84 Peruvian from Pachacamac. I. C. 75. Wm. A. Foster, Esq. 85 Peruvian from Pachacamac: man, aetat. 40. F. A. 80°. I. C. 76. See Crania Americana, plate 11 B, and page 129. 86 Peruvian from Pachacamac: man, aetat. 40. F. A. 81°. I. C. 88. See Crania Americana, plate 11 and page 127. 87 Peruvian from Pachacamac. F. A. 75°. I. C. 73. See Crania Americana, plates 8 and 9 and page 125. Nos. 81, 82, 85, 86 and 87, from Dr. Ruschenberger. 88 Anglo-American child. Dr. F. Turnpenny. 89 Indian of the Gepepscot tribe from Maine: man, aetat. 50. F. A. 76°. I. C. 80. Prof. Cleaveland.