About This Item
Title
Two diseases of the cranium
Subject
Skull Neoplasms
Skull--pathology
Skull--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Wm. Clift del.; Heath sc.; published by Dr. Baillie, Oct. 30, 1802.
Anatomical diagram of the cranium with four excrescences of bone composed of spicules (fig. 1); and a cranium with tumor resembling ivory (fig. 2).
Title taken from plate explanation.
Creator
Clift, William, 1775-1849
Heath, James, 1757-1834
Source
Original image in: Baillie, Matthew, 1761-1823. The morbid anatomy of some of the most important parts of the human body (Albany : Printed by Barber & Southwick, for Thomas Spencer, bookseller, 1795). Ca 231 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
The Morbid Anatomy by Matthew Baillie was first published in 1793 and was a landmark work in the field of pathology. Several years later, to accompany the work, Baillie published the atlas, A Series of Engravings, which included plates prepared from drawings by William Clift.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1812
Contributor
Baillie, Matthew, 1761-1823
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
ZCa_17a.x1
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
31 x 24 cm
Citation
Clift, William, 1775-1849 and Heath, James, 1757-1834, “Two diseases of the cranium,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed September 8, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2354.