Within Australia
All orders ship freewithin Australia
Rest of the World
Orders over A$300
ship free worldwide
C1775
Simia Dianna Linn. (Diana Monkey / Cerco…
Artist:
Johann Christian von Schreber (1739 - 1810)
Rare copper engraving from Johann von Screber’s great zoological series, Die Säugethiere… Modern common name Diana monkey Modern binomial name Cercopithecus diana First described Linaeus 1766 Distribution West Africa, from … Read Full Description
Sold
Free Shipping
See Shipping page for Terms & Conditions
Details
Full Title:
Simia Dianna Linn. (Diana Monkey / Cercopithecus diana)
Date:
C1775
Artist:
Johann Christian von Schreber (1739 - 1810)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
167mm
x 147mm
Paper Size:
198mm
x 248mm
Platemark Size:
178mm
x 230mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1775
Description:
Rare copper engraving from Johann von Screber’s great zoological series, Die Säugethiere…
Modern common name Diana monkey
Modern binomial name Cercopithecus diana
First described Linaeus 1766
Distribution West Africa, from Sierra Leone to Ghana.
Artist:
Johann Christian von Schreber (1739-1810)
Schreber was a German naturalist, appointed professor of materia medica at the University of Erlangen in 1769.
One of Schrebers great contributions to the field of zoology was Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, which focused on the mammals of the world. Many of the animals included
were given a scientific name for the first time, following the binomial system of Carl Linnaeus. From 1791 until his death in 1810, he was the President of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1787.
