Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10175
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‘Nasalis larvatus’ [Proboscis monkey]
Date
1833
Creator
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
10552
Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 288mm
width (print): 220mm
width (print): 220mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of the proboscis monkey Nasalis larvatus, native to Borneo. Shown seated with one arm extended and holding a fruit.
Plate 6 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol.1. Referred to in the text as “The Kahau or proboscis monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 6. NASALIS LARVATUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 6 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist’s Library. Mammalia. Vol.1. Referred to in the text as “The Kahau or proboscis monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 6. NASALIS LARVATUS. Lizars sc.”
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