The historie of foure-footed beastes. : Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in theircreation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day / By Edward Topsell.
A black-and-white woodcut from a 1607 natural history of four-footed beasts shows a fox-like animal with an ape-like face, its body long and furred, standing over a cluster of small young. The printed caption above reads "of the Simivulpa, or Apish Foxe," and the page is marked 50 in the margin.
- Artist
- Edward Topsell
- Date
- 1607
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3069 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection
Español: Simivulpa, o zorro simiesco, grabado en madera de Topsell
Un grabado en madera en blanco y negro de un libro de historia natural de 1607 muestra un animal parecido a un zorro, con rostro de simio, cuerpo largo y peludo, de pie sobre un grupo de pequeñas crías. El texto impreso encima dice "of the Simivulpa, or Apish Foxe" y la página lleva el número 50 en el margen.
Português: Simivulpa, ou Raposa Simiesca, xilogravura de Topsell
Uma xilogravura em preto e branco de um livro de história natural de 1607 mostra um animal semelhante a uma raposa, com rosto de macaco, corpo longo e peludo, em pé sobre um grupo de pequenos filhotes. A legenda impressa acima diz "of the Simivulpa, or Apish Foxe" e a página está marcada com o número 50 na margem.
