Orang-outang, sive, Homo sylvestris, or, The anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man : to which is added, A philological essay concerning the pygmies, the cynocephali, the satyrs and sphinges of the ancients : wherein it will appear that they are all either apes or monkeys, and not men, as formerly pretended / by Edward Tyson.
- Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708
- Date:
- 1699
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Publication/Creation
London : Printed for Thomas Bennet ... and Daniel Brown ... and are to be had of Mr. Hunt ..., 1699.
Physical description
2 parts (10 unnumbered pages, 108 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 58 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded)) : illustrations
References note
Wing T3598
Arber's Term cat. III 137
Osler, W. Bib. Osleriana 375
Wing T3598A
Notes
"A philological essay concerning pygmies" has special t.p. and separate pagination.
Plates signed: M. Vander Gucht.
First ed. Cf. BM. Later published as: The anatomy of a pygmy. London, 1751.
Part 1: plates (figures) 1-2 are missing in filmed copy. Pages 94-end of pt. 1 photographed from Huntington Library copy and inserted at end.
Reproduction of original in Library of Congress.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 299:12, 2067:37) s1999 miun s