BEWICK / ORANG-UTAN
(Pongo pygmaeus) - 18th century naturalists - and the general public - were fascinated by this primate, so similar to us : Bewick names it the wild man of the woods
Picture No
10187923
Media ID
47390787
Size
4089px x 3486px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in his General History of Quadrupeds
Date
1790
