The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library

A female fetus

About This Item

Title

A female fetus

Subject

Fetus--anatomy & histology
Lung--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Engraved by C. Huyberts from a specimen by Frederik Ruysch.
A female fetus--Cf. Rifkin, B. Human anatomy, p. 158.
The fetus is set upon on a cushion, holding a bundle of branches made from a portion of a lung.
Title supplied by cataloger.

Creator

Huyberts, Cornelis
Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731

Source

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.

Publisher

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

Date

1703

Language

lat
dut

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Af_37_v1.pam7.tab2

Original Format

1 print : engraving

Physical Dimensions

21 x 15 cm

Citation

Huyberts, Cornelis and Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731, “A female fetus,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1515.