Human bone and elephant tooth samples

Bone and Bones--pathology

Tooth--anatomy & histology

Elephants

Book Illustrations

Possibly engraved by J. Mulder from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.

Samples of pathology of human bones (fig. 1-5, 9-10) and skin (fig. 6); with portions of elephant teeth perhaps shot with a musket (fig. 7-8).

Title supplied by cataloger.

Mulder, Joseph, 1659 or 1660-

Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731

Original image in: Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731. Thesaurus anatomicus decimus (Amstelaedami : Apud Janssonio-Waesbergios, 1717). Af 37 v.2 Pam 5 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)

Thesaurus Anatomicus, a 10-part work first published from 1701 to 1716, is a catalog of Frederik Ruysch's unusual anatomical collection. Illustrated with over 40 plates, engraved by Joseph Mulder and Cornelis Huyberts, Ruysch's collection contains odd assemblages of primarily human anatomical specimens, some of which he composed with the help of his daughter, the painter, Rachel Ruysch. In addition to the curiosities that he contributed to the science of anatomy, Ruysch also advanced techniques in dissection and embalming.

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

1717

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dut

StillImage

Af_37_v2.pam5.tab2

1 print : engraving

30 x 21 cm