Indigitat buccinum guienense papillatum majus cum sua limace

Snails--anatomy & histology

Alligators and Crocodiles--embryology

Animal Shells

Book Illustrations

Engraved by J. Mulder from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.

A specimen jar with a large sea snail, 'Buccinum Guienense', (fig. 1); in the adjacent jar, a crocodile egg broken open so the fetus is visible (fig. 2). Each jar is top with sea plants, shells and other marine life.

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.tab6

1 print : engraving

31 x 18 cm