About This Item
Title
The cranium in a child when affected with hydrocephalus of a long standing
Subject
Hydrocephalus
Skull--pathology
Skull--anatomy & histology
Book Illustrations
Description
Wm. Clift del.; Js. Bafire sc; publish'd by Dr. Baillie, Oct. 30th, 1802.
Anatomical diagram of the cranium of a two year old child who suffered from hydrocephalus (fig. 1); and the inner surface of the upper part of the skull (fig. 2).
Title taken from plate explanation.
Creator
Clift, William, 1775-1849
Basire, James, 1769-1822
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.x3
Original Format
1 print : engraving
Physical Dimensions
31 x 24 cm
Citation
Clift, William, 1775-1849 and Basire, James, 1769-1822, “The cranium in a child when affected with hydrocephalus of a long standing,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed November 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2355.