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Deer skeleton

About This Item

Title

Deer skeleton

Subject

Deer--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations

Description

Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Skeletal figure of a deer in mid-stride.
Title supplied by cataloger.

Creator

Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776
Shinevoet, Mr.

Source

Osteographia, William Cheselden's work on human and animal bones, was first published in London in 1733. The book's elegant and sometimes playful illustrations were created with the use of a camera obscura and engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.

Publisher

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

Date

1733

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

Z_17.1

Original Format

1 print : copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions

50 x 34 cm

Citation

Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “Deer skeleton,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2304.