Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10190
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‘Cebus fatuellus’ [Tufted capuchin]
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 tufted capuchin Cebus apella native to South America. The animal is shown in profile, sitting on a tree branch and holding a fruit.
Plate 21 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 Horned Sapajou”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 20. CEBUS FATUELLUS.”
Plate 21 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 Horned Sapajou”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 20. CEBUS FATUELLUS.”
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