Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10191
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‘Cebus monachus’ [Large headed 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 large headed capuchin, possibly Sapajus apella macrocephalus. The animal is native to South America and is shown in profile, climbing a tree branch and holding a fruit.
Plate 22 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 Large headed-sapajou”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 22. CEBUS MONACHUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 22 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 Large headed-sapajou”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 22. CEBUS MONACHUS. Lizars sc.”
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