About This Item
Title
Anatomical diagram of the muscles
Subject
Human Anatomy
Muscles
Description
Copperplate engraving delineated by Brown, engraved by Sutton Nicholls.
Diagram depicting the muscles of a human male with head and limbs suspended by ropes, viewed from the front.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Nicholls, Sutton
Source
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.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1713
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Ac_23.tab7
Original Format
1 print: copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
17 x 10 cm
Citation
Nicholls, Sutton, “Anatomical diagram of the muscles,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/148.