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 /

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 /

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Edward Tyson's Orang-Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris; or, the Anatomy of a Pygmie Compared with that of a monkey, an Ape, and a Man (1699), which actually described the anatomy of a young chimpanzee, was the first work to demonstrate the structural relationships between man and the anthropoid ape....

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Main Author: Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708
Corporate Author: Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Other Authors: Bennet, Thomas, -1706 (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/bsl), Browne, Daniel, 1647-1727 (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/bsl), Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725 (Engraver, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/egr), Hunt, Richard, active 1683-1699 (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/bsl)
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Latin
Published: London : Printed for Thomas Bennet ... and Daniel Brown ... and are to be had of Mr. Hunt ..., 1699
London : Printed for Thomas Bennet and Daniel Brown, and are to be had of Mr. Hunt, M DC XCIX [1699]
London : Printed for Thomas Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Daniel Brown at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar and are to be had of Mr. Hunt at the Repository in Gresham-Colledge, MDCXCIX. (1699)
London, Printed for T. Bennet and D. Brown, and are to be had of Mr. Hunt, M DC XCIX
London : Printed for T. Bennett and D. Brown, 1699
London : 1699
Series:Early English books online
Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2067:37
Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 299:12
Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 299:12
Landmarks of science
Subjects:
Early works to 1800
Anatomy, Comparative > Early works to 1800
Anatomy, Comparative
Chimpanzees > Early works to 1800
Chimpanzees > Anatomy > Early works to 1800
Chimpanzees
Monsters > Early works to 1800
Monsters
Morphology > Early works to 1800
Primates > Anatomy > Early works to 1800
Pygmies > Early works to 1800
Pygmies
Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid > in folklore, mythology, & religion
Pan troglodytes
Chimpanzees > Anatomy
Booksellers' advertisements > Great Britain > 17th century
Early works

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University of Chicago

Holdings details from University of Chicago
Call Number: PN6010.E34 1975
QM21.T930 1699

Harvard University

Holdings details from Harvard University
Call Number: 1.Mw.1699.T. (Cab. 12, Shelf 4).
25228.36.11.2*
MCZ F829

Duke University

Holdings details from Duke University
Call Number: N2377 299:12.

Columbia University

Holdings details from Columbia University
Call Number: QL804 .T97 1699 Q

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