Werner Pl. XXX "Brachyure Rubicond, Brachyurus rubiccundus"

Werner. Pl. XXX "Brachyure Rubicond, Brachyurus rubiccundus." From Tome V. Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.[London]

Paris: Gide & Baudry, 1851. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2. Lithograph from engraved plate by Annedouche.  Hand color. Very good condition.

Beginning in 1839, volumes of text with detailed color illustrations began to be published in France, documenting the archives of London's Museum of Natural History. This fine image was among a number of illustrations of primates published in Volume V.