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
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1699
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London : Printed for Thomas Bennet ... and Daniel Brown ... and are to be had of Mr. Hunt ..., 1699.

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2 parts (10 unnumbered pages, 108 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 58 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded)) : illustrations

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"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.

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Includes bibliographical references.

References note

Wing T3598
Arber's Term cat. III 137
Osler, W. Bib. Osleriana 375
Wing T3598A

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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

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