Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10189
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‘Ateles paniscus’ [Spider 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 spider monkey of the genus Ateles. The red-faced spider monkey is now described as Atales paniscus although the subject of this illustration, described within the text as a young female, is of indeterminate type. The animal is native to South America and is shown hanging from a tree-branch using one forelimb and tail. A forest scene is visible behind.
Plate 20 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 Coaita”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 20. ATELES PANISCUS.”
Plate 20 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 Coaita”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 20. ATELES PANISCUS.”
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