The anatomy of a pygmy compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man. : With an essay concerning the Pygmies, &c. of the antients. Wherein it will appear that they are all either apes or monkies, and not men, as formerly pretended. To which is added, The anatomy and description of a rattlesnake : Also of the musk-hog. With a discourse upon the jointed and round-worm. And two letters concerning a monstrous birth, and preternatural conception : With reflections thereon. The second edition

By

Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708

Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725 , illustrator
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727 , illustrator

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

London, Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's-Inn, 1751

Notes

Originally published as Orang-outang, sive homo sylvestris (London, 1699).

"This edition would seem to be made up of the sheets of the 1699 issue with a new title and the addition of 78 p., 8 plates."--Russell.

With an initial imprimatur leaf and a final advertisement leaf.

A majority of the plates signed Michael Burghers.

ESTC (RLIN) | T102032.

Russell, K.F. British anatomy (2nd ed.) | 826.

Subjects

Anatomy, Comparative , Chimpanzees , Crotalus , Electronic books , Pan troglodytes , Swine

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155057
NLM: WZ 260 T993a 1751