'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Vauxhall Gardens Half-length portrait of an elderly

Half-length portrait of an elderly Fontenelle

was the first underwater tunnel in the world

Gil Blas taken prisoner

The General Post Office is in the distance

'Semnopithecus melalophas' [Mitred leaf monkey] Vauxhall Gardens Half-length portrait of an elderlyZoological study of the Mitred Leaf Monkey or Sumatran Surili Presbytis melalophos. Shown in profile and on all fours against a mountainous landscape. Plate 8 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine (Edinburgh, 1833) The Naturalist's Library. Mammalia. Vol. 1. Referred to in the text as 'The Simpai'. The plate is inscribed: 'PLATE 8. SEMNOPITHECUS MELAOPHAS Lizars sc.' Original: etching. 1833