About This Item
Title
Portraits of famous physicians
Subject
Physicians
Portraits
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraving by George Glover.
Title page of John Woodall's Surgeons mate with portraits of key figures in the history of medicine: Asclepius, Podalirius, Paracelsus, Avicenna, Jean Fernel, Ramon Llull, Hippocrates, Galen, and John Woodall.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Glover, George, approximately 1618-
Source
Original image in: Woodall, John, 1556?-1643. Surgeons mate (London : Printed by John Legate for Nicolas Bourne, 1655). ZEf 35 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
The Surgeons Mate, John Woodall's guide for military and domestic surgery, included an inventory and descriptions of the medicines and instruments necessary for surgeons and barber-surgeons, particularly those at sea.
Date
1655
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZEf_35.a1r
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
24 x 16 cm
Citation
Glover, George, approximately 1618-, “Portraits of famous physicians,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 4, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2190.