Article ID: CBB246749388

Marcgrave's red-tailed monkey: The earliest European depiction of a titi monkey (2021)

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Among the approximately 40 species of mammals described in Historia naturalis Brasiliae by Willem Piso and Georg Marcgrave, the identity of the monkey “cagui major” has been one of the most controversial. Authors have identified Marcgrave's “cagui major” as a tamarin, a saki monkey, a squirrel monkey, a titi monkey and even as an Old-World monkey. Based on a watercolour, probably related to the original illustration that served as basis for the “cagui major” woodcut, we confirm that it depicts a titi monkey (Callicebus). By comparing the pelage characteristics shown in the drawing and some measurements and pelage characteristics described in Historia naturalis Brasiliae, we confirm that the species depicted was Callicebus melanochir that occurs today in southern Bahia and northeastern Minas Gerais states, outside the range of the Dutch possessions in Brazil.

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Authors & Contributors
Zuidervaart, Huibert Jan
Matsuura, Oscar T.
Bleichmar, Daniela
Deniz Martinez
Eckert, Carsten
Wingerden, Pieter van
Concepts
Natural history
Scientific expeditions
Scientific illustration
Botany
Travel; exploration
Netherlands, colonies
Time Periods
17th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
16th century
15th century
Places
Brazil
Colombia
Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
Latin America
Institutions
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
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