Drawings of Crania

Date:
c1879
Reference:
GALTON/2/8/2/2
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Fifty-seven sheets of outlines of crania, approximately three drawings per sheet. These outlines were made from inmates at Pentonville Prison by J C Clarke and given to Galton for his research. Some drawings include notes on the prisoner's crime and general demeanour made by Clarke.

Publication/Creation

c1879

Physical description

57 folios

Location of duplicates

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

Terms of use

The papers are available at UCL Special Collections and Archives subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

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Location of original

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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