Zoological Society of London: a wandaroo and a langur climbing trees. Coloured etching by J. Russell after E. Smith.

The Zoological Society of London, a professional scientific body with charitable status, and the oldest zoological society in the world, was first established in 1826. It was through the Zoological Garden's in Regent's Park that the society became best known in Britain and throughout the world, and took the word "zoo" into the international vocabulary. The opening on Whipsnade in 1931 marked the beginning of a new era in the breeding of rare species in captivity

Wanderoo: a langur, Semiopithecus vetulus, of Sri Lanka

Spider monkey: any S. American monkey of the genus Ateles, with long limbs and a prehensive tail

London : Thomas Kelly & Co.

1 print : etching, with watercolour

The wandorow, or quandorou. The coita, four fingered or spider monkey. In the gardens of the Zoological Society. E. Smith del. Russell sculp.

Wellcome Collection 42419i