Orang-outang, sive Homo Sylvestris: or, The anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man
Subtitle: To which is added, a philological essay concerning the pygmies, the cynocephali, the satyrs, and sphinges of the ancients : wherein it will appear that they are all either apes or monkeys, and not men, as formerly pretended
By: by Edward Tyson, M.D. Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians, and the Royal Society ; physician to the Hospital of Bethlem, and reader of anatomy at Chirurgeons-Hall
Contributors: Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725, engraver; Bennet, Thomas, -1706, bookseller; Browne, Daniel, 1647-1727, bookseller; Hunt, Richard, active 1683-1699, bookseller
Publisher: Printed for Thomas Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and Daniel Brown at the Black Swan and Bible without Temple-Bar and are to be had of Mr. Hunt at the Repository in Gresham-Colledge
Published: 1699
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Pygmies; Early works to 1800; Comparative Anatomy; Morphology; Primates; Anatomy; Chimpanzees
Other titles: Homo sylvestris; Anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man
Notes: Title within double-lined border.

"A philological essay concerning pygmies" has a separate title page, register and pagination.

With an imprimatur leaf at beginning and advertisements at end.

Plates signed M. Vander Gucht.

George S. Huntington Library.

Health Sciences Library copy has 7 folded leaves of plates; missing plates containing figures 5, 7-8, 11-12, 15-17.

Includes bibliographical references.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), R23265

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700, T3598A

Garrison-Morton (5th ed.), 153

In English with Greek and Latin references.