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He explored the entire coastal region and spent nearly a year up the Zambesi River deep in the interior. He returned with enormous collections which he described in the illustrated series of volumes <strong>Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique&#8230; in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgef\u00fchr, <\/strong>a work admired for its scientific rigor and comprehensiveness, covering mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. Peters&#8217; specialty was herpetology, to which he contributed the description of 122 new genera and 649 species from around the world, about 65% of which are still considered valid today.<\/p>\n<p>Johann Daniel Lebrecht Franz Wagner was a German painter.<\/p>\n<p>Condition: Generally very good with very minor overall toning and wear.<\/p>\n<p>References: BM(NH)IV, p. 1555; Nissen ZBI, 3139; Stafleu &amp; Cowan 7759.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilhelm C.H. Peters (1815-1883) (editor\/naturalist)<br \/>\nJohann Daniel Lebrecht (J.D.L.) Franz Wagner (1810-after 1864) (after)<br \/>\nGebr Delius (lithograph printers)<br \/>\n<strong>Cercopithecus flavidus<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cercopithecus ochraceus<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom <strong><em>Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique&#8230; in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgef\u00fchrt; Zoologie I. S\u00e4ugethiere [Natural Science Expedition in Mozambique.Undertaken in the Years 1842 to 1848; Zoology Volume 1: Mammals] (1852)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nGeorg Reimer, Berlin: 1852-1882<br \/>\nHand-colored lithographs<br \/>\n13.25 x 10 inches, overall<br \/>\n$600, the pair<\/p>\n<p>Studies of monkeys perched on branches accompanied by an inset drawing of the skull. They come from a pioneering work on the natural history of Mozambique by Wilhelm C.H. Peters, who spent several years there studying and documenting the fauna. These illustrations possess striking realism, posed with no trace of anthropomorphism, the fur and features carefully delineated. 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