Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10194
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‘Pithecia satanas’ [Black bearded saki]
Date
1833
Creator
William Home Lizars (1788 - 1859, British) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
10552
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 228mm
width (print): 220mm
width (print): 220mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of a black bearded saki Chiropotes satanas native to South America. Shown seated on the ground in profile and holding on the ground with a mountain scene behind.
Plate 25 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 Couxio”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 24. AOTES TRIVIGATUS. Lizars sc.”
Plate 25 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 Couxio”. The plate is inscribed: “PLATE 24. AOTES TRIVIGATUS. Lizars sc.”
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