Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10178
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‘Semnopithecus entellus’ [Grey langur]
Date
1833
Creator
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
10552
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 288mm
width (print): 220mm
width (print): 220mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of the Grey or Hanuman langur Semnopithecus entellus a native of India, Pakistan and the Himalayan region. Shown in profile in the act of picking a fruit from a tree.
Plate 9 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 Entellus monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 9. SEMNOPITHECUS ENTELLUS Lizars sc.”
Plate 9 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 Entellus monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 9. SEMNOPITHECUS ENTELLUS Lizars sc.”
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