Example of Fingerprints Taken in India (1893), from Decipherment of Blurred Finger Prints . Source: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine / Internet Archive
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‘Example of Fingerprints Taken in India’ from Decipherment of Blurred Finger Prints (1893)
Example of the prints taken in India, overlaid by Galton’s interpretation of their main structure, featured in his <em>Decipherment of Blurred Fi...
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Illustration by Anton Seder, from Das Thier in der Dekorativen Kunst (1896). Source: The Getty / Internet Archive Available to buy as a print.
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Untitled Image by Anton Seder from Das Thier in der Dekorativen Kunst (1896)
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From Aratea (ca. 820). Source: British Library
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Untitled Image from Aratea (ca. 820)
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