'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] mb-height 5786 13th October 1961

13th October 1961

the conflicts in Europe revived fears of the possibility of war with France

pictured on his return from the Olympic Games

The Wellington Arch viewed from the north-east with St George's Hospital and Knightsbridge in the background

The Beatles on the deck of a yacht in which they recently went on a 5 hour trip around Miami

'The Black Maucauco' [Black lemur] mb-height 5786 13th October 1961Zoological study of a Black lemur (Eulemur macaco) from Madagascar. The animal is shown on all fours, one forepaw resting on fruit. Plate 217 from chapter 7 of Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c, by George Edwards, volume 1 (London, for the author, 1758). The plate is inscribed: 'The Black Maucauco from Madagascar. Geo. Edwards Delin. et sculp AD 1756.' Original: etching. 1756