‘Orang-utan’
Date
1894
Creator
Unknown, Lithographer
Object type
Library reference
RCN60260
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 251mm
width (print): 175mm
width (print): 175mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Zoological study of two orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus?) in a forest setting.
Plate 1 from Der mensch, by Johannes Ranke, volume 2 (Leipzig, Bibliographisches Institut, 1894). The plate is titled below: ‘ORANG-UTAN’.
Johannes Ranke (1836-1916) German physiologist and anthropologist.
Plate 1 from Der mensch, by Johannes Ranke, volume 2 (Leipzig, Bibliographisches Institut, 1894). The plate is titled below: ‘ORANG-UTAN’.
Johannes Ranke (1836-1916) German physiologist and anthropologist.
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