BY
LOUIS FIGUIER.
ILLUSTRATED BY
TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD,
AND EIGHT CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS.
NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON AND CO., BROADWAY.
1872.
LONDON:
BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.
CONTENTS.
| INTRODUCTION. | ||
| PAGE | ||
| CHAPTER I.—Definition of Man—How he differs from otherAnimals—Origin of Man—In what parts of the Earth did he first appear?—Unityof Mankind, evidence in support—What is understood by species inNatural History—Man forms but one species, with its varieties orkinds—Classification of the Human Race | [1] | |
| CHAPTER II.—General characteristics of the human race—Organiccharacteristics—Senses and the nervous system—Height—Skeleton—Craniumand face—Colour of the skin—Physiological functions—Intellectualcharacteristics—Properties of human intelligence—Languagesand literature—Different states of society—Primitiveindustry—The two ages of prehistoric humanity | [21] | |
| THE WHITE RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| EUROPEAN BRANCH | [41] | |
| TEUTONIC FAMILY | [41] | |
| LATIN FAMILY | [66] | |
| SLAVONIAN FAMILY | [113] | |
| GREEK FAMILY | [149] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| ARAMEAN BRANCH | [163] | |
| LIBYAN FAMILY | [163] | |
| SEMITIC FAMILY | [183] | |
| PERSIAN FAMILY | [190] | |
| GEORGIAN FAMILY | [203] | |
| CIRCASSIAN FAMILY | [203] | |
| THE YELLOW RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| HYPERBOREAN BRANCH | [206] | |
| LAPP FAMILY | [206] | |
| SAMOIEDE FAMILY | [209] | |
| KAMTSCHADALE FAMILY | [209] | |
| ESQUIMAUX FAMILY | [211] | |
| TEMISIAN FAMILY | [217] | |
| JUKAGHIRITE AND KORIAK FAMILIES | [217] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| MONGOLIAN BRANCH | [218] | |
| MONGOL FAMILY | [218] | |
| TUNGUSIAN FAMILY | [223] | |
| YAKUT FAMILY | [223] | |
| TURKISH FAMILY | [229] | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| SINAIC BRANCH | [254] | |
| CHINESE FAMILY | [256] | |
| JAPANESE FAMILY | [302] | |
| INDO-CHINESE FAMILY | [324] | |
| THE BROWN RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| HINDOO BRANCH | [336] | |
| HINDOO FAMILY | [339] | |
| MALABAR FAMILY | [354] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| ETHIOPIAN BRANCH | [355] | |
| ABYSSINIAN FAMILY | [355] | |
| FELLAN FAMILY | [363] | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| MALAY BRANCH | [365] | |
| MALAY FAMILY | [365] | |
| POLYNESIAN FAMILY | [380] | |
| MICRONESIAN FAMILY | [400] | |
| THE RED RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| SOUTHERN BRANCH | [407] | |
| ANDIAN FAMILY | [407] | |
| PAMPEAN FAMILY | [419] | |
| GUARANY FAMILY | [433] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| NORTHERN BRANCH | [452] | |
| SOUTHERN FAMILY | [452] | |
| NORTH-EASTERN FAMILY | [460] | |
| NORTH-WESTERN FAMILY | [492] | |
| THE BLACK RACE. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
| WESTERN BRANCH | [495] | |
| CAFFRE FAMILY | [495] | |
| HOTTENTOT FAMILY | [498] | |
| NEGRO FAMILY | [500] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| EASTERN BRANCH | [518] | |
| PAPUAN FAMILY | [518] | |
| ANDAMAN FAMILY | [531] | |