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Title
From the same subject, a fore-view of the womb, fully opened, to shew the child in its natural situation …
Idem deuno uterus, sed omnino apertus, ut foetum in situ naturali ostendat
Subject
Pregnancy
Uterus--anatomy & histology
Fetus--anatomy & histology
Fetal Development
Placenta--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
J.V. Rymsdyke delin.; H. Bryer sculpsit.
Anatomical diagram of a late-term fetus in utero, anterior view.The placenta can be seen.
Picture caption: Idem denuo Uterus, sed omnino apertus, ut Foetum in situ naturali ostendat. Circa Fundum quaquaversus substantia, tam Placentae quam Uteri, incisa conspicitur.
Title from plate description.
Creator
Rymsdyk, Jan van, active 1750-1788
Bryer, Henry
Source
Original image in: Hunter, William, 1718-1783. Anatomia uteri humani gravidi tabulis illustrata (Birmingham : John Baskerville, 1774). Z 514 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Anatomia uteri humani gravidi, or The anatomy of the human gravid uterus by William Hunter was first published in 1774. It's 34 illustrations of the gravid uterus were printed life-sized from drawings primarily by Jan van Rymsdyk and engraved on copperplate by a number of individuals.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1774
Language
lat
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Z_514.pl20
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
58 x 42 cm
Citation
Rymsdyk, Jan van, active 1750-1788 and Bryer, Henry, “From the same subject, a fore-view of the womb, fully opened, to shew the child in its natural situation …,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 31, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2348.