Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10192
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‘Callithrix sciureus’ [Common squirrel monkey]
Date
1833
Creator
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
10552
Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 288mm
width (print): 288mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of a common squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus. The animal is native to South America and is shown in profile, on the ground, with one forelimb raised.
Plate 23 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 Siamiri”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 23. CALLITHRIX SCIUREUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 23 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 Siamiri”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 23. CALLITHRIX SCIUREUS. Lizars sc.”
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