Congeries conchylyorum & ramulorum marinorum, &c.

Bufoni simile animal americanum, pipa & pipal indigenis dictum, pedibus posteriorbus anserinis

Philia in liquore continens aliam pipam, cujus dorso à me aperto, conspici potest sc: neque ovula, neque foetus commercium habere cum abdominis cavo

Pipidae--anatomy & histology

Pipidae--embryology

Larva--anatomy & histology

Snakes

Book Illustrations

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

Two specimen jars each with a toad, 'Pipa', possibly surinam toads (Pipa pipa), inside. During reproduction, eggs are embedded in the skin of the back of the female toad where the larvae develop and emerge as fully developed toads (fig. 2-3). The lid of each jar is topped with a sea plant (fig. 1). A snake is wrapped around the second jar.

Title derived from caption in text.

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

1710

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StillImage

Af_37_v1.pam4.tab4

1 print : engraving

21 x 16 cm