Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10188
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‘Mycetes ursinus’ [Brown howler 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 a brown howler Alouatta guariba native to South America. The animal is shown in profile, sitting on a tree branch and eating the fruit of the “Inga vera” [Inga edulis, the ice-cream bean or guaba].
Plate 19 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 Araguato”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 19. MYCETES URSINUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 19 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 Araguato”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 19. MYCETES URSINUS. Lizars sc.”
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