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A64096 Orang-outang, sive, Homo sylvestris, or, The anatomy of a pygmie compared with that of a monkey, an ape, and a man 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 Edward Tyson ... Tyson, Edward, 1650-1708.; Gucht, Michael van der, 1660-1725. 1699 (1699) Wing T3598; ESTC R185850 159,017 232

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