About This Item
Title
Dog skeleton
Subject
Dogs--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Skeletal figure of a dog lying on the ground.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Creator
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776
Shinevoet, Mr.
Source
Original image in: Cheselden, William, 1688-1752. Osteographia, or The anatomy of the bones (London, 1733). Z 17 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
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_17.2
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
10 x 20 cm
Citation
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “Dog skeleton,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed May 1, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2305.