Asian or Malayan Tapir ~ Year 1849

Formerly ranging across Southeast Asia, the tapir today exists as a series of isolated populations, the largest of which are in Malaysia. Tapirs are perissodactyls (odd-toed ungulates), a group of herbivores that also includes rhinos and horses. The origins of Tapiridae can be traced back at least fifty million years, and they have changed little in body shape for 35 million years. Originally published by the famous Charles d'Orbigny, in 'Dictionnaire Universel D’histoire Naturelle Atlas', one of the most celebrated works on Natural History from the 19th century.

Charles d'Orbigny (1802 – 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology, malacology, paleontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology. His contemporary, Charles Darwin, arrived in South America in 1832, and on hearing that he had been preceded, grumbled that D'Orbigny had probably collected "the cream of all the good things'. Darwin later called D'Orbigny's Voyage a "most important work". They went on to correspond, with D'Orbigny describing some of Darwin's specimens.

• Size 37 by 28 cm.

• Quality Recycled Art Paper

• Mounted with Thick Art Cardboard

• Description on the Back

• Transparent Protection Wrapper

• Ready for Framing

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