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Anatomy of the Humane Body, William Cheselden

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Anatomy of the Humane Body, William Cheselden

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Anatomy of the Humane Body by William Cheselden was a hugely popular anatomy textbook, containing twenty-three copperplate engravings primarily by Sutton Nicholls. The text was one of the first widely used manuals to explain anatomy in English as opposed to Latin. In later editions the "e" was dropped from "Humane" and a camera obscura was used to create additional plates.

Cheselden, William, 1688-1752. Anatomy of the humane body (London : Printed for N. Cliff and D. Jackson ... and W. Innys : 1713)

Ac 23 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

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The fore view of a sceleton: from Dr. Douglass
The back view of a sceleton: from Dr. Douglass
The bones of the head: from Dr. Douglass
Anatomical diagram of the skull, hyoid, foot, hand, and vertebrae
Anatomical diagram of the skeleton of a fetus and other bones in development
Anatomical diagram of the muscles
Muscles of the face
The heart with the auricles, etc. fill'd with wax
The vena portae fill'd with wax

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