Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10183
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‘Macacus silensus’ [Lion-tailed macaque]
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
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Description
Zoological study of a lion-tailed macaque or wanderoo Macacus silensus from India shown seated.
Plate 14 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 Wanderoo Monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 14. MACACUS SILENSUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 14 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 Wanderoo Monkey”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 14. MACACUS SILENSUS. Lizars sc.”
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