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The native races of the Indian Archipelago. Papuans

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Ethnographical library ; vol. 1 (Series)

  • Description

    An important work of early New Guinea anthropology, including a whole chapter devoted to the Aborigines of Melville Island, Port Essington (Cobourg Peninsula) and North Australia in general. There are numerous discussions of Australian Aborigines throughout the text, and one of the folding plates gives anthropometric comparisons between North Australian Aborigines and New Guineans.

    Earl lived at Port Essington for more than ten years, as the settlement grew from a meagre outpost in 1838 up until its abandonment in 1849 and became a widely published expert on the region. The fine full-page lithographs, produced in London, were based on drawings done on the spot by the Dutch artists Van Oort and Van Raalten.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN671.N5 EAR (Library of Congress Call Number)

    48384 (Cat ID)

    111093 (DBTextworks system ID)

    42634 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The native races of the Indian Archipelago. Papuans
  • Other Name

    Ethnographical library ; vol. 1 (Series)

  • Primary Maker

     George Earl (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Hippolyte Bailliere
  • Place
  • Date
    1853
  • Physical Description

    xiv, 239 pages, 5 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 21 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    1 item in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Inscribed on title page; S. Percy Smith, 1892
  • Public Access Text

    With five coloured plates and two maps. Includes bibliographical references.

  • Associated Notes

    https://archive.org/details/nativeracesofind00earlrich

    Full text available to read online on Internet Archive (accessed 24/5/2017)

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023
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