Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10186
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‘Papio mormon’ [Mandrill]
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 a mandrill Mandrillus sphinx native to Africa, shown in profile and walking on all fours. Behind is a forest and mountain landscape.
Plate 17 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 Mandril or Rib-nose baboon”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 17. PAPIO MORMON. Lizars sc.”
Plate 17 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 Mandril or Rib-nose baboon”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 17. PAPIO MORMON. Lizars sc.”
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