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| Author | Sebastian C. Adams[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | History |
| Publisher | Strobridge & Company, Cincinnati, OH |
Publication date | 1871 |
| Publication place | England |
| Pages | 15 (original version), +1/2 page in revised/updated version, totaling at 32 with extra material. |
| OCLC | 18434872 |
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart which graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
The scroll traces the course of human history from 4004 BC to 1883 using time lines, flow charts, and family trees that encompass settlements, countries, empires and civilizations around the world, from Babylon, Sparta, and China to Italy, Russia, and Wales. The text is accompanied by pictures of landmark events and personalities, including architectural monuments like the pyramids, history-changing tools and weapons, inventions, and portraits of famous rulers, adventurers, scientists, cultural figures.. and maps drawn by John Alsop Paine *National Museum of American History[2]
Published in 1871[1] by writer, educator, and Presbyterian minister Sebastian C. Adams, the chart integrates genealogies of the King James Bible with numerous historical references and compendiums (listed in the Sources, below)* merging secular history with a chronological account beginning with Adam and Eve in 4004 B.C.[a][3][4][5][6][7]
The chart was popular enough to be reprinted through several editions, and has been updated to continue into the 21st century.[3][4][6][8] Knock off copies were produced in America and England. One such copy was published by Irish geologist Edward Hull in 1890, which gave an incorrect attribution to him after he added a geologic strata to the chart.[2]
Although new versions remain in print over a hundred years after its first publication, and these newer versions sometimes contain slight amendments to take the years since 1871 into account — they still represent a knowledge of world history, which although considered comprehensive in 1871 — would have to be considerably augmented to represent a more contemporary knowledge.[citation needed]
More contemporary histories of the world now exist, such as 'What On Earth Wallbook of Big History', which continues the overall chronological format of Adam's chart, but replaces Adam and Eve with the Big Bang, and the biblical genealogy with a phylogenetic diagram of evolutionary descent.
- ^ a b Green, Virginia (5 August 2021). "Sebastian C. Adams (1825-1898)". Oregon Encyclopedia. The Oregon Historical Society. Portland State University.
- ^ a b Lodish, Richard (24 March 2014). "Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History of the World 1400 to 1920". National Museum of American History Behring Center. National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ a b Hull, Edward (26 March 1999). The Wall Chart of World History: From Earliest Times to the Present. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 9780760709702 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Ussher, James (2004). Timechart History of the World - Exodus Books (Revised ed.). 19146 Molalla Ave: Exodus Books. ISBN 9780760765340.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ Feay, Suzi (12 December 1999). "Books: Top of the pop-ups and wallcharts". The Independent. Tony O'Reilly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
it resembles an unusually complicated digestive system, with its lines, loops, bulges and branches
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According to the chart, the universe was created in 4004 BC, and human history began with Adam and Eve.
- ^ "Explore the British Library". explore.bl.uk.
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