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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Author / Creator:	Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708
Imprint:	London, Printed for T. Bennet and D. Brown, and are to be had of Mr. Hunt, M DC XCIX.
Description:	6 p.l., 108 p., 1 l., 58 p. 8 fold. pl. 29 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Anatomy, Comparative -- Early works to 1800. Pygmies -- Early works to 1800. Chimpanzees -- Anatomy -- Early works to 1800. Monsters -- Early works to 1800. Anatomy, Comparative. Chimpanzees -- Anatomy. Monsters. Pygmies. Early works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/781426

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Notes:	"The ape was a chimpanzee from Africa, and not a true orang-outang."-- Dictionary of national biography.

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