'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] Finish:Rolled South America

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'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] Finish:Rolled South AmericaZoological study of a Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) from Madagascar. The animal is shown on all fours, one forepaw resting on fruit. Plate 217 from chapter 7 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: 'The Black Maucauco from Madagascar. Geo. Edwards Delin. et sculp AD 1756.' Original: etching. 1756