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Title
The back part of the sceleton of a man five feet and a half high, the left hand resting on the hip of another sceleton, which was near eight feet high
The back part of the skeleton of a man five feet and a half high, the left hand resting on the hip of another skeleton, which was near eight feet high
Subject
Bone and Boness--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Body Height
Book Illustrations
Description
Engraved by Gerard van der Gucht and Mr. Shinevoet.
Anatomical diagram of a male skeletal figure, posterior view.
Title from caption on previous page.
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.pl37
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
50 x 34 cm
Citation
Van der Gucht, Gerard, 1696-1776 and Shinevoet, Mr., “The back part of the sceleton of a man five feet and a half high, the left hand resting on the hip of another sceleton, which was near eight feet high,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2313.