Title

Lateral view of the skull or profile, 1848. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Lateral view of the skull or profile, 1848. Comparison of the skulls of European and African humans with those of the chimpanzee and orang-utan. During the 19th century, it was believed that negroes were less developed than Europeans. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1848

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C25_363

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 13,3in x 14,6in / 4003 x 4367 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal head body science evolution continent human anatomy skull European ape orangutan orang-utan chimpanzee race location Victorian century skeleton bone concept cranium B&W MONOCHROME orang-outang racism natural history 19th century black & white black and white B W negro nineteenth century The Print Collector the body James engraving Unknown Pritchard Charles Darwin Darwin Charles Robert James Prichard Prichard James Cowles James Cowles Prichard James Prichard Charles Darwin engraving