M0001114: Illustration of Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus)
- Date:
- 14 August 1930
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/10/49
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Illustration of Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus).
Description
Drawing of the profile of the Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus) with the caption "The Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus): a drawing based on skull fragments found in Sussex in 1912 - the lower jaw resembling that of the Peking Man" The caption of the unseen image above is also visible. The illustration comes from an unknown publication and was used in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum's "Pre-history Gallery" in the 1930s.
Publication/Creation
14 August 1930
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Subjects
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request