Indigenous races of the earth, or, New chapters of ethnological enquiry ... : including monographs on special departments / contributed by Alfred Maury, Francis Pulszky and J. Aitken Meigs ... [et al.] ; presenting fresh investigations, documents, and materials by J.C. Nott and Geo. R. Gliddon.

Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : J.B. Lippincott ; London : Trübner, 1857.
Description656 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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Other author/creatorMaury, L.-F.-Alfred (Louis-Ferdinand-Alfred), 1817-1892.
Other author/creatorPulszky, Ferencz Aurelius, 1814-1897.
Other author/creatorMeigs, James Aitken, 1829-1879.
Other author/creatorNott, Josiah Clark, 1804-1873.
Other author/creatorGliddon, George R. (George Robins), 1809-1857.
Portion of title New chapters of ethnological enquiry
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents Prefatory remarks by G. R. Gliddon -- Letter from Lieut. A.W. Habersham -- Letter from Prof. L. Agassiz -- Letter from Prof. J. Leidy -- On the distribution and classification of tongues / by A. Maury -- Iconographic researches on human races and their art / F. Pulszky -- The cranial characteristics of the races of men by J. A. Meigs -- Acclimation / by J.C. Nott -- The monogenists and polygenists... / by G. R. Gliddon -- Commentary upon the principal distinctions observable among the various groups of humanity / by G.R. Gliddon -- On the geographical distribution of the Simiae in relation to that of some inferior types of men / by G.R. Gliddon.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 56038.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
References RLIN, CTRG98-B442
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