An outstanding, lively print of a near extinct Brazilian monkey
Orbigny, A. D. d'
Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la république Argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Perou). Exécuté dans le cours des années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833. Atlas. Zoologique. Mammifères. Plate 3. Cebus fulvus var.
Published
1840
Item ID
71116
€175.00
Paris, P. Bertrand; Strasbourg, V. Levrault, 1840-[1847]. Folio-size (33,9 x 25,3 cm). Hand-coloured engraving with printed caption.
A rare, well preserved hand-painted engraving of a beautiful South American capuchin monkey, the blond or Marcgrave capuchin, which occurs in Brazil. it was rediscovered in 2006 after being thought to be extinct. This print in excellent condition. Very faint occasional spotting. Frayed at left hand side edge. No creases, dents or tears present. Nissen ZBI, 3021; Sabin, 57457.