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| Titles: | The Monkey-Man Caesar of Malaca Writing to the Animals of His Species (Left); Hermantin Lecturing the Megapatagons (Right) From the book Nicolas-Edme Restif de La Bretonne, La Découverte australe par un homme volant, ou le Dédale français; nouvelle très philosophique, suivie de la lettre d'un singe (4 vols., Paris 1781) |
| Date: | 1781 |
| Artists: | Engraved by Louis Binet (French, 1744–c. 1800) Book text by Nicolas-Edme Restif de la Bretonne (French, 1734–1806) |
| Medium: | Etching and engraving |
| Dimensions: | Image (left): 5 1/16 × 3 1/4 inches (12.9 × 8.2 cm) Image (right): 5 1/16 × 3 7/16 inches (12.9 × 8.8 cm) Sheet (cut within platemark): 8 1/8 × 9 1/8 inches (20.6 × 23.2 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | Gift of an anonymous donor, 2004 |
| Accession Number: | 2004-100-8 |
| Geography: | Made in France, Europe Made in Paris, France, Europe Published in Paris, France, Europe |
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