Types of mankind, or, Ethnological researches, based upon the ancient monuments, paintings, sculptures, and crania of races, and upon their natural, geographical, philological and Biblical history / illustrated by selections from the inedited papers of Samuel George Morton and by additional contributions from L. Agassiz, W. Usher, and H.S. Patterson ; by J.C. Nott and Geo. R. Gliddon.

  • Nott, Josiah C. (Josiah Clark), 1804-1873.
Date:
1860
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Types of mankind, or, Ethnological researches, based upon the ancient monuments, paintings, sculptures, and crania of races, and upon their natural, geographical, philological and Biblical history / illustrated by selections from the inedited papers of Samuel George Morton and by additional contributions from L. Agassiz, W. Usher, and H.S. Patterson ; by J.C. Nott and Geo. R. Gliddon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    752/800 (page 696)
    Meta-historical Period. Fou-hi—first Emperor — estimated at b. c. 3468 Several of his descendants are named, with traditionary discoveries in arts affixed to each personage. Fou-hi, however, is a collective name under which the Chinese figure many centuries of national existence coupled with progressive developments in civilization, marked by con- secutive artistic inventions: just as the Hebrews ascribe all legislation to their noun of multitude, Moses. This traditionary and semi-mythical first Emperor stands parallel with the Egyptian IVth dynasty, during the thirty-fifth century b. c. The latter is positively historical: to reject the former, on the imaginary ground of recent mundane antiquity, is rendered futile by existing pyramids at Memphis. Fou-hi, Menes, and Abraham, to us appear equally historical, as human individuals who once lived ; although of none of the three are contemporaneous monuments, carved by their respective people, nowT extant. Historical Period. Chronological Table. — We condense into dynasties that chronology of all the Sovereigns who have reigned in China, (from b. c. 2637 down to a. d. 1821), which Father Amiot trans- mitted from Pe-kin to Paris in 1769 ; and which is printed “ in extenso ” at the end of Pauthier’s Chine, after collation with the learned Jesuit’s manuscript notes, and with parts of the 100 volumes of the Chinese clironographic work Li-tai-ki-sse. The 61st year of the Chinese emperor Hoang-ti, corresponding to our b. c. 2637, falls, according to Lepsius’s computation, within Egypt’s “ Old Empire,” and between the Vlltb and Xth dynasties of Manetho, in any case during the pyramidal period. 1st Dynasty — 1st King, Hoang-ti, “ Yellow Emperor,” 61st year 2637 B. C. Five successors down to Yao, b. c. 2337. “ 6th “ Yao, 81st year 2277 “ “ 8th “ Chun, 9th of his synthronism 2277 “ [Monuments commence — “Inscription of YU,” b. C. 2278.] lid “ “Ilia” — 1st King, Yu, 10th year of his synthronism. 2205 “ “ “ 4th “ Tchoung - kanq 5th year of his reign, eclipse of Vie Sun, B. c.2155(521) 2155 “ Hid “ “Chang” 1783 “ [Contemporary vases exist, dating from b. c. 1766.] TYth « “Tcheou” 1134 “ Yth “ “Thsin” [wflcnce the name of “China”] 255 “ YIth “ “Han” 202 « King Youan-ti, of the “lVei,” a. d. 292. Tilth “ “T^in” 265 A.r> TIITth “ “Northern Soung” 420 “ IXth “ “Tsi” 479 “ Xth “ “Liang” 502 “ Xlth “ “Tchin” 657 “ XITth “ “Sou!” 581 * XHIth « “Thang” 618 “ The Five Little Dynasties. XIVth “ 1st, “ Posterior Liang” 907 “ XVth “ 2d, “ Posterior Thang ” 923 “ XVIth “ 3d, “Posterior Tsin” 936 “ XVITth “ 4th, “Posterior Han 947 “ XYIIIth “ 6th, “Posterior Tcheou 951 “ XIXth “ “Soung” 960 « XXth “ “Kin, simultaneously with Soung” 1123 “ XXIst “ Commencement of “Youan,” Mongols '..... 1260 “ XXIId “ Mongols . 1295 « XXIlId “ “Ming” 1368 “ XXIVth “ “ Ta'i-thsing,” itfantc/iou-Tartars 1616 “ Now reigning — and down to 1821 “ 24 Dynasties, whose consecutive rule covers years 4458.