Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10180
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‘Cercopithecus ruber’ [Red 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 what is probably the Patas or Red monkey Erythrocebus patas a native of central Africa. Shown on all fours against a forest background.
Plate 11 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 Red monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 11. CERCOPITHECUS RUBER. Lizars sc.”
Plate 11 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 Red monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 11. CERCOPITHECUS RUBER. Lizars sc.”
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