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Lesser cagui monkey (sagui or marmoset).. Callithrix jacchus

Lesser cagui monkey (sagui or marmoset) . . Callithrix jacchus. . Copied from an illustration by George Edwards from his "Gleanings". The owner of the marmoset, Mrs. Kennon, told Edwards that, "once, when let loose, he suddenly snatched a Chinese Gold Fish out of a bason of water, which he killed and greedily devoured.". . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.
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Lesser cagui monkey (sagui or marmoset).. Callithrix jacchus
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Lesser cagui monkey (sagui or marmoset) . . Callithrix jacchus. . Copied from an illustration by George Edwards from his "Gleanings". The owner of the marmoset, Mrs. Kennon, told Edwards that, "once, when let loose, he suddenly snatched a Chinese Gold Fish out of a bason of water, which he killed and greedily devoured.". . Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature" (1798~1802) published by Harrison, London.
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2740 x 4452 px | 34.9 MB
Print size:
23.2 x 37.7 cm | 9.1 x 14.8 in (300 dpi)
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