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English: Early artwork of Lemur catta by George Edwards.

Text at top says: "Der Maucauco. Tab. XCII." (The Maucauco [old name for various lemurs]. Plate 92.)

Text at bottom says: "G. Eduards ad viv[um]. delin[eavit]. / J. M. Seligmann excudit / Cum Priv[ilegio]. Sac[rae]. Caes[arae]. Majestatis / Sebast. Leitner jun[ctus?] sculps[it]. / Simia sciurus, Madagascarensis / No. 92 VIter Theil / Le Maucauco" (G. Edwards drew it from life / J. M. Seligmann took it out / With the privilege of the Holy Roman Emperor / Sebastian Leitner jointly engraved it / Monkey squirrel, from Madagascar / Nr. 92 of the 6th part / The Maucauco"
Date between 1749 and 1776
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1749-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1776-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source

From a German reproduction of Edwards's work. See title page at http://dfg-viewer.de/v2/?set[image]=2&set[zoom]=default&set[debug]=0&set[double]=0&set[mets]=http%3A%2F%2Fdigi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de%2Fdiglit%2Fseligmann1764bd6%2Fmets

Heirs of Johann Michael Seeligmann (eds.). 1764. Sammlung verschiedener ausländischer und seltener Vögel, worinnen ein jeder derselben nicht nur auf das genaueste beschrieben, sondern auch in einer richtigen und sauber illuminierten Abbildung vorgestellet wird. Volume 6. Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire: Johann Joseph Fleischmann. Online at http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/seligmann1764bd6

Uploaded from: http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/seligmann1764bd6/0082?sid=83535aea6e58dab18431548b6366ef09

Another version is available at http://www.georgeglazer.com/archives/prints/animals/seliglemur.html; it is too small for the accompanying text to be legible but appears to credit "J. S. Leitzner" as well as Edwards. The species is captioned as "Lemur catta Linn." (indicating it is probably later in date) and the number is given as XLI (41), not 92 as in the version shown here.
Author
George Edwards  (–1773)  wikidata:Q257668
 
George Edwards
Alternative names
G. Edwards; G.Edwards
Description English naturalist and artist
Date of birth/death /  Edit this at Wikidata  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stratford Edit this at Wikidata Plaistow Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1709 Edit this at Wikidata–1773 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q257668

Johann Sebastz. Leitner (engraver)

Johann Michael Seeligmann (1720–1762) (editor)

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