Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10182
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‘Cercocebus sabaeus’ [Green 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 a green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus a native of Africa shown in profile walking on all fours.
Plate 13 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 Green Monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 13. CERCOCEBUS SABAEUS.”
Plate 13 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 Green Monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 13. CERCOCEBUS SABAEUS.”
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