'Ateles paniscus' [Spider monkey] Iris Roberts a north view of Flamsteed

a north view of Flamsteed House

In the Commons

A faithful reproduction of the original from 1964

5th January 1984

Punch printed this cartoon before news arrived that Mr Forster had declined candidature

'Ateles paniscus' [Spider monkey] Iris Roberts a north view of FlamsteedZoological study of a spider monkey of the genus Ateles. The red faced spider monkey is now described as Atales paniscus although the subject of this illustration, described within the text as a young female, is of indeterminate type. The animal is native to South America and is shown hanging from a tree branch using one forelimb and tail. A forest scene is visible behind. Plate 20 from The natural history of monkeys, by Sir William Jardine