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The anatomy of the human gravid uterus, William Hunter

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The anatomy of the human gravid uterus, William Hunter

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Anatomia uteri humani gravidi, or The anatomy of the human gravid uterus by William Hunter was first published in 1774. It's 34 illustrations of the gravid uterus were printed life-sized from drawings primarily by Jan van Rymsdyk and engraved on copperplate by a number of individuals.

Hunter, William, 1718-1783. Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata (Birmingham : John Baskerville, 1774)

Z 514 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

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A fore-view of the womb, and of the contents of the pelvis; the ossa pubis, with the muscles and integuments which cover them, being removed
This represents the child in the womb, in its natural situation
From the same subject, a view of the womb and vagina fully opened on the back part …
From a third subject, in the ninth month of pregnancy …
A direct fore-view of the womb, after the outer stratum of its substance had been dissected off, to shew the distribution of the larger uterine vessels in their way to the placenta …
From the same subject, a fore-view of the womb, fully opened, to shew the child in its natural situation …
From the eighth subject, at six months …
Placenta and decidua

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