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 ...

Format:

• Microformat

Author/Creator:

• Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708.

Contributor:

• Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725.

Series:

• Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 299:12.
• Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2067:37.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Pygmies--Early works to 1800.
• Anatomy, Comparative.
• Pygmies.

Physical Description:

• 2 parts (10 unnumbered pages, 108 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 58 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded)) : illustrations
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Other Title:

• Orang-outang.
• Homo sylvestris.
• Philological essay concerning pygmies.
• Anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape and a man.

Place of Publication:

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

Notes:

• "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.
• Includes bibliographical references.
• Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms, 1968. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 299:12, 2067:37)

Cited in:

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

OCLC:

12494895