Anatomical diagram of the skull, hyoid, foot, hand, and vertebrae

Skull--anatomy & histology

Hyoid Bone--anatomy & histology

Foot Bones--anatomy & histology

Hand Bones--anatomy & histology

Spine--anatomy & histology

Book Illustrations

Copperplate engraving delineated and engraved by Sutton Nicholls.

Diagram depicting the human skull seen from the front (A) and the underside (B), the hyoid bone (C), the sesamoid bones of the big toe (D), thumb (E), and plantaris (F), various vertebrae (G-K), the bones of the foot (L) and the bones of the hand.

Title supplied by cataloger.

Nicholls, Sutton

Original image in: 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)

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.

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

1713

eng

StillImage

Ac_23.tab4

1 print: copperplate engraving

18 x 10 cm