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Thesaurus Craniorum: Catalogue of the skulls of the various races of man, in the collection of Joseph Barnard Davis

Thu, 2012-05-03 21:36 -- John Hawks
TitleThesaurus Craniorum: Catalogue of the skulls of the various races of man, in the collection of Joseph Barnard Davis
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1867
AuthorsDavis, JB
PublisherPublished for the subscribers
CityLondon
Citation KeyDavis:1867

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