'The man of the woods' [Orangutan] Size:S: 30 x 25cm including Timor

including Timor

In pencil below 'Not FRS'

was imprisoned here in 1477 prior to his execution

the ascent of a hot-air balloon from the bridge

'The man of the woods' [Orangutan] Size:S: 30 x 25cm including TimorZoological study of the Orangutan, posed seated on a wooden bench and holding a staff. With a profile detail of the great ape's head. Plate 213 from chapter 3 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 1 (London, for the author, 1758). The plate is inscribed: 'Synonymus Names. The Satter, Savage, Wild man, Pigmy, Orang autang, Chimp anzee &c. Geo. Edwards Delin: et Sculp: AD