(Ethnographic Diversity in Color Maps and Plates) Six Ethnographical Maps, Illustrative of The Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies on the Different Tribes of the Human Family [with text:] The Natural History of Man

Prichard / Catlin

Edité par Prichard / Catlin, 1851

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Prichard / Catlin / 1851 / (Ethnographic Diversity in Color Maps and Plates) Six Ethnographical Maps, Illustrative of The Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies on the Different Tribes of the Human Family [with text:] The Natural History of Man (Safe 3, 111011) Two volumes. Small folio atlas and octavo text volume. Bound in matching full green morocco, elaborately stamped in gilt, raised bands, spines gilt-extra, all edges gilt. Triple-ruled gilt border on covers. Gilt inner dentelles. Silk doublure-covered endpapers. Minimal rubbing to binding edges. Inner front hinge of text volume a bit shaken, but silk endpapers intact and not cracked. Atlas: 3 pages of letterpress plus 6 double-page hand-colored maps (neatly backed on linen at an early date). Text volume: xvii,677 plus 50 hand-colored and 5 uncolored engraved plates. Original tissue guards intact. 97 wood engravings. A clean very good set in matching fine bindings. Mapping the Peoples of the World from a Mid-19th-Century Perspective Ethnographic Atlas + Profusely Illustrated Text with 50 Fine Hand-Colored Plates of Native Peoples With Eight Color Plates of Ojibway and Sioux After George Catlin This rare and significant 19th-century Anglo-American ethnographic atlas and text was published in London and New York in 1851 by James Cowles Prichard. The atlas, offered here in the second edition (1851), consists of six double-page, hand-colored maps of the continents and the Pacific. These maps were designed to complement the accompanying text and plates, also by Prichard: The Natural History of Man was first published in 1843 and is here present in the third enlarged edition (1848). The remarkable maps in the atlas provide a visual representation of the distribution of various races across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. Here is a brief description of each of the six maps based on the information provided in the explanatory note: Ethnographical Map of Asia: This map is partly based on Klaproth's map from his Sprach-Atlas and his work Asia Polyglotta. It has been updated with additional information, particularly in India, to include facts unknown during Klaproth's time. Ethnographical Map of Europe: This map is an entirely new construction, depicting the earliest known positions of major European races. It draws on the authorities cited in "The Natural History of Man" and the third volume of "Researches into the Physical History of Mankind." Ethnographical Map of Africa: This map is also an entirely new creation, showing the divisions of races in Africa. The authorities for these divisions can be found in "The Natural History of Man" and the second volume of "Researches into the Physical History of Mankind." Ethnographical Map of North America: This map is based on the best available map at the time, which was published by Albert Gallatin in his work on the aboriginal races of America. It includes additional information from sources such as Clavigero, Alexander Von Humboldt, and Dr. Scouler to fill in the areas beyond Gallatin's survey. Ethnographical Map of South America: This map is primarily a copy of the one published by M. d'Orbigny in his work on South American nations, which is frequently cited in "The Natural History of Man." Ethnographical Map of the Nations of the Great Ocean and Surrounding Countries: This new map has been constructed using numerous sources to depict the distribution of races in Oceania and the surrounding regions. These six maps provide a comprehensive visual aid to understanding the distribution of various races throughout the world during the time they were created, offe.

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• Titre: (Ethnographic Diversity in Color Maps and Plates) Six Ethnographical Maps, Illustrative of The Natural History of Man; Comprising Inquiries into the Modifying Influence of Physical and Moral Agencies on the Different Tribes of the Human Family [with text:] The Natural History of Man
• Éditeur: Prichard / Catlin
• Date de parution: 1851
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: VG
• Type de livre: Book
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