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C1775
Simia Sabaea Linn.
Artist:
George Edwards (1694 - 1773)
Rare copper engraving of the GREEN MONKEY Modern binomial name: Chlorocebus sabaeus Distribution: found only in sub-Saharan Africa their range extends from Senegal and Ethiopia down to South Africa. A small population, which travelled with enslaved Africans as pets, are found … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Simia Sabaea Linn.
Date:
C1775
Artist:
George Edwards (1694 - 1773)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
168mm
x 160mm
Paper Size:
196mm
x 249mm
Platemark Size:
170mm
x 233mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1775
Description:
Rare copper engraving of the GREEN MONKEY
Modern binomial name: Chlorocebus sabaeus
Distribution: found only in sub-Saharan Africa their range extends from Senegal and Ethiopia down to South Africa. A small population, which travelled with enslaved Africans as pets, are found in the Caribbean, especially on the islands of Barbados and Saint Kitts, and a colony also exists in Broward County, Florida.
From Johann von Screber’s great zoological series, Die Säugethiere…
Artist:
George Edwards (1694-1773)
Edwards was an English naturalist, ornithologist and artist, known as the “father of British ornithology”. Edwards was born at Stratford, Essex. In his early years he travelled extensively through mainland Europe, studying natural history.
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.
