'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] Finish:Rolled View of the Golden Eagle

View of the Golden Eagle

which is usually less than enough to tempt them across the road

View of Brill House

Monument to John Stow in St Andrew Undershaft

'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] Finish:Rolled View of the Golden EagleZoological study of a Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) from Madagascar. The animal is shown on all fours, one forepaw resting on fruit. Plate 217 from chapter 7 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 1 (London, for the author, 1758). The plate is inscribed: 'The Black Maucauco from Madagascar. Geo. Edwards Delin. et sculp AD 1756.' Original: etching. 1756