Title page of "Types of Mankind."
Title
Title page of "Types of Mankind."
Subject
Ethnology.
Mongenism and polygenism.
Mummies.
Craniometry.
Description
19th century ethnological study of monogenism and polygenism. To this date, this book has been castigated as being one of the most racist books ever published
Creator
Nott, Josiah Clark, 1804-1873.
Source
Types of mankind, or, Ethnological researches, based upon the ancient monuments, paintings, sculptures, and crania of races, and upon their natural, geographical, philosophical, and Biblical history ...
Publisher
Philadelphia
Lippincott Grambo & Co.
Date
1854
Rights
Courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society.
Identifier
55011
- Date Added
- February 12, 2016
- Collection
- Mummies
- Citation
- Nott, Josiah Clark, 1804-1873., “Title page of "Types of Mankind.",” Early American Mummymania, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mummymania.omeka.net/items/show/28.