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136479 - Heinrich Schwenterley - Engraving of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach 1791.

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€20 - 40

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20%

Heinrich Schwenterley - Engraving of Johann Friedrich Blumenbach 1791. This print depicts Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752–1840), a pioneering German physician, naturalist, and anthropologist known for his work in comparative anatomy and racial classification. He was a key figure at the University of Göttingen and is often considered a founder of physical anthropology. Blumenbach championed the idea of the unity of all human races, proposing five main classifications based on skull shapes.His extensive collection of human skulls was widely respected and used for scientific study during his lifetime. Size: 19cm x 14cm Excellent condition - please review the images carefully

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Antique prints and engravings - Portraits
Friday, November 13
10:00 AM
2 Yore Mill Aysgarth Leyburn
DL8 3SR North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

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