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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Natuurkundige verhandelingen van Petrus Camper over den orang outang; en eenige andere aap-soorten. Over den rhinoceros met den dubbelen horen; en over het rendier.

Publication Details

Amsterdam: P. Meijer & G. Warnars, 1782 CE.

Having dissected five orang-outang cadavers, Camper showed that the Bornean orang-outang was a previously undescribed species, and showed that the structure of its vocal organs did not permit speech. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

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Entry Number#7376
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/9548
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLnatuurkundige-verhandelingen-van-petrus-camper-over-den-orang-outang-en-eenige-andere-aapsoorten-over-den-rhinoceros-met-den-dubbelen-horen-en-over-het-rendier

Geographic Context

Publication place: Amsterdam