Discover antique prints of primates such as monkeys and lemurs.
They have fascinated humans for thousands of years as they are clever and similar to us in many ways.
Carl Linnaeus named them "primates" as he thought they were the highest order of animals.
Monkey illustration peaked in about 1600 to 1900. This was an exciting era of exploration and discovery. Scientists and artists documented and illustrated monkeys and other primates. Their illustrations were usually printed as engravings or lithographs.
Choose from our extensive range of antique prints of monkeys and other primates. They are genuine antiques.
34.5 x 22.3 cm (13.5 x 8.8 inches).Includes interestingly named animals such as a monkey called The Beard Man, The Aunt's Bear and a Doots-Hoost !Elephant,Monkey,Jackal,Camel,Ox,Anteater,Sumatran RhinocerosThis original antique engraving was made in 1778. It is from a "A New and Complete Collection ..
USD175.00
45 x 34 cm (17.5 x 13.5 inches)Gorilla (Proglodytes gorilla), Black Gibbon (Hyolobates lar.), Macaque Monkey (Jnuus sylvanus), Crab-eating Macaque Monkey (Cynomolgus), Mandrill (Cynocephalus mormon), Howler Monkey (Mycetes seniculus), White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus), Marmoset (Hapale Jacchus)..
USD145.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Saguinus nigeraThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said tha..
USD70.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).AfricaThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent condition...
USD30.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).South AmericaThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent con..
USD30.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).IndonesiaThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent conditi..
USD30.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).IndonesiaThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent conditi..
USD30.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).South AmericaThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent con..
USD30.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
Paper Size: 24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)This exquisitely detailed copper plate engraving is from a rare set published in London by John Mason Good between 1806 and 1813 titled Pantologia. Many were by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well known for his superb botanical illustrations,..
USD105.00
27.5 x 20 cm (10.5 x 8 inches).This detailed engraving is from a the first edition of the rare "English Encyclopedia", made for George Kearsley in London in 1802. Its full title was "The English Encyclopedia being a collection of treatises and a dictionary of terms illustrative of the arts and scien..
USD70.00
26.5 x 16.5cm (10 x 6.5 inches).Capuchin, Proboscis and NegroThis is an antique engraving by Baron Georges Cuvier. It was made in 1863, has original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and a leader in natural sciences in the earl..
USD65.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Cheirogalaeus, MadagascarThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made in the 1820s wit..
USD175.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Lemur catta, rufus and pusillus. MadagascarThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was mad..
USD175.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Lemur albifrons and nigrimanus. MadagascarThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made..
USD175.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).MadagascarThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in excellent condit..
USD30.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Papio Sphinx and Inuus silenusAfricaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made in th..
USD175.00
32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).AfricaThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas in England and is from a set of prints, The Instructive Picture Book, created to educate children of wealthy families. They are some of the most attractive antique prints of animal..
USD145.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
19 x 12 cm (7.5 x 4.8 inches).Semnopithecus everettiThis original antique chromolithograph was made in 1894 by John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912). Keulemans was one of the greatest scientific illustrators of animals . His illustrations are exceptionally detailed, accurate and lifelike. It is in exce..
USD30.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffo..
USD70.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Stentor sericulus and Stentor ursinusThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully composed. This lithograph was made in t..
USD175.00
33 x 25 cm (13 x 9.5 inches).Nyctipithecus humboldtii and Jachus leucocephalus. South America - AmazoniaThis original antique lithograph was made in 1827 by Karl Joseph Brodtmann, the renowned Swiss naturalist and lithographer. Brodtmann's lithographs are detailed, accurately drawn and beautifully c..
USD175.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Simia leonineThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812. It is from the English edition of Comte de Buffon's work Histoire Naturelle. Buffon influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that ..
USD70.00