1 6 Orang»-Outang five Homo Sjihejiris : Qr^ 



and a quarter. The length of the Arm, from the Shoulder to the end 

 of the Fingers, Seventeen Inches. The Girth of the Shoulder about 

 the ruiddle, Four Inches and a quarter 5 of the Arm near the Elbow, 

 Five Inches. The Hand from the Wrift to the end of the Middle Fin- 

 ger, meafured Five Inches and an half. The Thumb was an Inch and a 

 quarter long; the Fore-Finger Two Inches, the Middle-Finger Two 

 Inches and an half ; the Ring-Finger Two Inches and a quarter, and 

 the Little Finger One Inch and an half long. The Girth of the Thumb 

 and the Little Finger, was One Inch 5 the Girth of the other Fingers 

 was an Inch and a quarter. The Palm of the Hand was Three Inches 

 long, and an Inch and three quarters broad. 



From the head of the Thigh-Bone to the Heel, it meafured Twelve 

 Inches : From the Heel to the end of the Middle-Toe ( which was the 

 longed) Five Inches three quarters. The Girth of the Thigh was Six 

 Inches 5 of the Leg at the Calf, Four Inches and a quarter ; of the Foot 

 at the fetting on of the Great Toe, near Five Inches. The Great Toe 

 was an Inch and half long, the Fore-Toe One Inch, the Middle-Toe 

 an Inch and half, the Third Toe an Inch and a quarter, the Little Toe 

 One Inch long. The Soje of the Foot, about the fetting on of the 

 Great Toe (where 'twas broadeft) was Two Inches over; but nearer 

 the Heel, 'twas an Inch and half broad. The Girth of the Great Toe, 

 where biggeft, an Inch and half 5 the other Toes were an Inch about. 

 Thefe Meafures were taken before the Skin was ftrip't off, in the Skeleton, 

 or the Skin ftuff 'd, they may prove otherwife. 



And having now given thefe Dbnenjions of the whole, and of moft 

 of the External Parts ; you will the better conceive the exaft (hape of 

 this wonderful Animal by the Figures I have caufed to be made df it. 

 As the Firjl Figure reprefents our Pygmie ereft, where you have a vievp 

 of all the Fore-Parts. Being weak, the better to fupport him, I have 

 given him a Stick in his R.ight-Hand. But our Figure being made after 

 he was dead, the Head feems too much fallen in between the Shoulders, 

 as if it had a very (hort or little or no Necl{_, which takes off from the 

 Beauty of the Figure ; but this is redfified and mended in the Figure of 

 the Skeleton^ where you will fee the Neck proportionate. The Head 

 here is large and globous ; the Ears (landing off, not lying clofe. The 

 ' Face looks like an Old wither'd Man s, which without doubt was ren- 

 der'd much more fo, by an Ulcer it had in one of it's Cheeks^ occafioned 

 by a Fall it had on Ship-board upon a Cannon, which forced out one 

 of it's Teeth 5 and the' Jatv-bofie afterwards proving carious, it might 

 haflen it's Death. The riling of the Cranium juft under the Eye-lids^ as 

 I have remark'd, is different from what is in a Man, and renders the Face 

 harder ; as does likewife it's flat Nofe^ and the Z)pper Jaw being more 

 prominent, and leffer fpread, than in a Man ; and it's Chin or Under Jar» 

 .being (horter. Tht Eyes were a little funk, the Mouth large, the Teeth 

 perfedly Humane. The Face was without Hair, and the Colour a little 

 - taivny j the Skin on the reft of the Body was white. 



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