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referring to Von Wurmb's papers, and continuing 

 thus : " Heretofore, this kind of ape had never 

 been known in Europe. Radermacher has had 

 the kindness to send me the skull of one of 

 these animals, which measured fifty- three inches, 

 or four feet five inches, in height. I have 

 sent some sketches of it to M. Soemmering at 



FIG. 7. The Pongo Skull, sent by Radermacher to Camper, 

 after Camper's original sketches, as reproduced by Lucae. 



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 Lucaa, and bear date 1783, 

 Soemmering having received them in 1784. 

 Had either of Von Wurmb's specimens reaches^ 



