Fingerprint Form

Date:
c1880
Reference:
GALTON/3/2/1/23
Part of:
Galton Papers
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Pre-printed form with the prints of an unnamed Japanese man's left and right hands. Sent to Charles Darwin by Henry Faulds, see his letter of 16 February 1880 (GALTON/3/2/1/22).

Publication/Creation

c1880

Physical description

1 folio

Ownership note

This form, a letter from Henry Faulds and a related letter to Galton from Charles Darwin were found in Galton's fingerprint box, having been returned to him from the Anthropological Institute.

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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Where to find it

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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