Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10179
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‘Cercopithecus mona’ [Mona monkey]
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 Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona a native of West Africa. Shown in profile and on all fours.
Plate 10 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 Varied monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 10. CERCOPITHECUS MONA Lizars sc.”
Plate 10 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 Varied monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 10. CERCOPITHECUS MONA Lizars sc.”
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