Crania
- Date:
- c1881
- Reference:
- GALTON/2/8/1/14/28
- Part of:
- Galton Papers
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
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.
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.
Publication/Creation
c1881
Physical description
1 item
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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.