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fifty-throe inches, or four feet five inches, in 

 height. I have sent some sketches of it to M. Soem- 

 mering at Mayence, which are better calculated, 

 however, to give an idea of the form than of the 

 real size of the parts." 



These sketches have been reproduced by Fischer 

 and by Lucae; and bear date 1783, Soemmering 



Fig. 7. — The Pongo Skull, sent by Radermacher to 

 Camper, after Camper's original sketches, as reproduced 

 by Lucae. 



having received them in 1784. Had either of Von 

 WurmVs specimens reached Holland, they would 

 hardly have been unknown at this time to Camper, 

 who, however, goes on to say: — " It appears that 

 since this, some more of these monsters have been 

 captured, for an entire skeleton, very badly set 

 up, which had been sent to the Museum of the 



