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Tabulae anatomicae tertiae musculorum hominis

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Title

Tabulae anatomicae tertiae musculorum hominis

Subject

Muscle, Skeletal--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Drawn and engraved by J. Wandelaar; published by J. et H. Verbeek, 1741.
Anatomical diagram of a human male figure, anterior view, with skin removed to depict the muscles. Behind the figure are plumes of smoke.
Title taken from plate explanation.

Creator

Wandelaar, Jan, 1690-1759

Source

Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus was first published in Leiden in 1747. Drawn and engraved by Jan Wanderlaar, the atlas includes illustrations of skeletons and muscle men in detailed and dramatic scenes. Albinus used grids to trace and proportion the illustrations, adding shading to give the illusion of three dimensions and highlight their realism.

Publisher

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

Date

1747

Contributor

J. et H. Verbeek

Language

lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Z_98.plm3

Original Format

1 print : copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions

57 x 41 cm

Citation

Wandelaar, Jan, 1690-1759, “Tabulae anatomicae tertiae musculorum hominis,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed December 23, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2425.

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