Black and white engraving of three figures near a thatched hut and palm tree, a standing man with a paddle at right, canoes on a river behind.

Contributions to Natural History, First Part: Third Human Variety Plate

An engraved plate showing three seated and reclining figures beside a thatched hut and a palm tree, with a standing man holding a paddle at right. Behind them, a river carries small canoes toward a distant hill, and German caption text reads 3te Menschen Varietät above and I. Ueber below.

Artist: Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Date: 1790
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Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 4000 × 3643 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1790.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

18th century 1790s 1790 engraving black and white print natural history river landscape thatched hut canoe palm trees