RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Nott & Gliddon, Types of mankind. CUL-DAR85.A88. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 352, n64: "On the skulls of the American tribes, see Nott and Gliddon, 'Types of Mankind,' 1854, p. 440; […]; on the natives of Arakhan, ibid. vol. iv. p. 537."
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Nott & Gliddon / Jan 1867)
68 Mulattoes escape Yellow fever
173 Doubts about races on Sculptures
275 All American of one Type
(men successively exterminate each other.)
439 Skulls of Brazil caves belong to American type Dr Lund
439 440} Proofs that flattening of head by American is to exaggerate a character found in caves - namely the "absence of forehead" formed in foetus – Proof how much admired - yet so hideous to us
Prichard - Heads of [Arakhan] Vol 4 p 537.
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