Simiarum et Vespertilionum

Date June 15, 2007

If you have even a touch of monkey obsession (as I do), then you must check out the Simiarum et Vespertilionum (follow the Structure link to navigate directly to the plates), one product of a naturalist expedition to Brazil in the early 1800s. The slightly anthropomorphized drawings are fascinating.

Plate 8 from the Simiarum

I imagine that earlier documents would show this tendency much more markedly? Perhaps Google will answer my question later this weekend…

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