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The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the scull of an horse, which comparatively shews the size of the boy

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Title

The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the scull of an horse, which comparatively shews the size of the boy
The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the skull of a horse, which comparatively shows the size of the boy

Subject

Child
Bone and Boness--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Book Illustrations
Horses--anatomy & histology
Skull--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Anatomical diagram of a skeletal figure of a child, aged 9 years, leaning on the skull of a horse.
The image is printed a second time without the labels.
Title from caption on previous page.

Creator

Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776
Shinevoet, Mr.

Source

Osteographia, William Cheselden's work on human and animal bones, was first published in London in 1733. The book's elegant and sometimes playful illustrations were created with the use of a camera obscura and engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1733

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Z_17.pl33a
Z_17.pl33b

Original Format

1 print : copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions

50 x 34 cm

Citation

Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “The skeleton of a boy nine years of age, leaning on the scull of an horse, which comparatively shews the size of the boy,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2309.

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