Five Varieties of the Human Race
Title
Five Varieties of the Human Race
Subject
Human Identification
Description
This drawing reveals the different types of humans, as perceived by eighteenth century viewers.
Creator
Oliver Goldsmith
Source
An History of the Earth and Animated Nature, vol. 1
Publisher
Gissis, Snait. “Visualizing”Race” in the Eighteenth Century.” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences 41, no. 1 (2011): 41-103.
Date
1795
Contributor
Matt Underhill
Original Format
Drawing
Files
Citation
Oliver Goldsmith, “Five Varieties of the Human Race,” The 18th Century Search for the Blue Nile, accessed April 16, 2024, https://bluenile.omeka.wlu.edu/items/show/63.