Crania Britannica . delineations and descriptions of the skulls of the Aboriginal and early inhabitants of the British islands; together with notices of their other remains. By Joseph Barnard Davis, ... and John Thurnam, ...
Joseph Barnard Davis (1801 - 1881)
Category
Books
Date
1856 - 1865
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ham House, Surrey
NT 3115471
Summary
Bibliographic description
6pts., plates . fol.. Not indigenous. Bound in 1 vol.. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Binding: Inscribed on flyleaf in Norris's hand: H. [i.e. Hodgson's] 28/10 43 Lot 220 30/=. Binding: Nineteenth-century half brown morocco binding; green cloth over boards; gilt fillets; spine gilt with title: 'Crania Britannica'; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
Joseph Barnard Davis (1801 - 1881) John Thurnam (1810-1873)