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Orang-outang; sive Homo Sylvestris, or, The anatomy of a pygmie ; a facsimile with an introduction by Ashley Montagu.

Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708, author.; Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999.
1966
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Title
Orang-outang; sive Homo Sylvestris, or, The anatomy of a pygmie ; a facsimile with an introduction by Ashley Montagu.
Created/published
London : Dawsons, 1966.
Description
[196] p. : front. (port.) 8 plates ; 29 cm
Associated name
Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708, author.
Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999.
Note
Original title page reads: 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 ... by Edward Tyson. London, Printed for T. Bennet and D. Brown, 1699.

"Tyson's 'orang-outang' was in fact a juvenile chimpanzee."
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
QL737.P9 T9

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