Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) - 1763 engraving.
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Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).
Title: La scimia leone o sia sagoino del Brasile.
Also known as Grande scimmia leonina or Golden marmoset
Engraver: Ferdinando Gregori (Florence 1743-1803).
Description: A charmingly stylized and detailed portrait of A Brazilian Lion Tamarin perched on A leafy outcropping. Includes interesting detail of Lion fossil.
Provenance: Il Gazzettiere Americano Contenente del Nuovo Mondo, an encyclopedia of the Americas.
Production date: 1763.
Condition: small paper part missing on lower margin. In good condition.
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia, Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado, also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. The range for wild individuals is spread across four places along southeastern Brazil, with a recent census estimating 3,200 individuals left in the wild and a captive population maintaining about 490 individuals among 150 zoos.
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Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia).
Title: La scimia leone o sia sagoino del Brasile.
Also known as Grande scimmia leonina or Golden marmoset
Engraver: Ferdinando Gregori (Florence 1743-1803).
Description: A charmingly stylized and detailed portrait of A Brazilian Lion Tamarin perched on A leafy outcropping. Includes interesting detail of Lion fossil.
Provenance: Il Gazzettiere Americano Contenente del Nuovo Mondo, an encyclopedia of the Americas.
Production date: 1763.
Condition: small paper part missing on lower margin. In good condition.
The golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia, Portuguese: mico-leão-dourado, also known as the golden marmoset, is a small New World monkey of the family Callitrichidae. Native to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. The range for wild individuals is spread across four places along southeastern Brazil, with a recent census estimating 3,200 individuals left in the wild and a captive population maintaining about 490 individuals among 150 zoos.