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Schreber's Extraordinary Monkeys

 

Simia Longimana
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In 1774 Johann Christian Dan Schreber compiled a set of books entitled "Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," (Mammals in Pictures from Nature with Descriptions.)

The books were illustrated with over 700 hand-colored plates. But in many cases the artists who drew them had never actually seen the animals in question and their imaginations were given more or less free reign.

Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739 - 1810) studied botany in Uppsala with Linnaeus. He later became the director of the botanical gardens and of the museum of natural history in Erlangen.

Approximately 8.5 X 11 inches

References:

About Schreber: http://www.ilmyco.gen.chicago.il.us/Authors/JCDvonSchr1136.html

"Schreber's Fantastic Beasts." Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
http://www.nhm.org/research/libraries/beasts/

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