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Linnaeus - 3 Engravings of Baboons & Mandrill - Included in this lot: Great Ribbed-nose Baboon Mandrill Dog-faced Baboon Description of the work: This scarce first edition engraving is from Sir Charles Linnaeus & Ebenezer Sibley's A Genuine and Universal System of Natural-History... or Magazine of Natural History . The work was printed for the propietor in London between 1794 and 1810. Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who formalized the system of binomial nomenclature which is still in practice today. He is considered the Father of Taxonomy. Paper Size: ~ 5” by 8” Paper Type or Special Features: Originally Hand-colored Engraving