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ADAMS (Sebastian Cabot). ADAMS' Illustrated Panorama of Universal History. London. [1878]. - ADAMS (Sebastian Cabot) ADAMS' Illustrated Panorama of Universal History . Terceira edição, revista e actualizada até 1878. London: A. H. Walker, [1878]. 22 painéis cromolitografados sobre linho; 7040 × 700 mm (22 painéis de 320 × 700 mm cada) Large-format panoramic chronological diagram depicting universal history from the creation of Adam in 4004 BC to 1878, with projections to 1900. Designed by Sebastian C. Adams (Salem, Oregon, 1825-1898) and published by A.H. Walker, a publisher with offices in London and Paris, printed in the United States by Strobridge & Co., lithographers of Cincinnati, Ohio. The structuring axis of the composition is the ”Stream of Time, ” a chronological line divided into decades and centuries that runs the entire length of the panorama. In the earliest phases, the diagram follows the biblical genealogy described in Genesis, from Adam to Noah and his descendants, progressively integrating the great historical civilizations: Egypt, Persia, Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome, China. As the chronology advances, the composition thickens with illustrated vignettes of monuments and historical and biblical episodes, portraits of eminent historians (Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon, Livy, Sallust, Pliny the Elder, Tacitus), ethnographic types from various civilizations, archaeological artifacts, and a map of the Eastern Hemisphere. Finally, the contemporary world political situation and the technological and scientific development of the 19th century are addressed. It also seeks to reconcile biblical chronology with non-European universal history, associating, for example, Noah with ”Yao, ” a legendary figure from Chinese mythology. The first edition was published in 1871. The complete edition included a separate volume, ”A Key or Explanation of Adams' Panorama of History” (AH Walker, 1879), a 48-page octavo with a detailed summary of all the nations and historical periods covered by the panorama, which this copy does not contain. Curious. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate