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Antique world map titled Moral and Political Chart of the Inhabited World by William C. Woodbridge, with shaded regions, labeled continents, and inset tables and legends.
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Measuring race
World map using a gradient from dark brown to light beige to show the distribution of skin color variations among indigenous populations prior to European colonization. Darker tones are concentrated near the equator, especially in Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and parts of the Americas, while lighter tones appear in northern and higher latitude regions.
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