About This Item
Title
Tabulae anatomicae octavae musculorum hominis
Subject
Muscle, Skeletal--anatomy & histology
Skeleton
Bone and Bones--anatomy & histology
Perissodactyla
Book Illustrations
Description
Drawn and engraved by J. Wandelaar; published by J. et H. Verbeek, 1742.
Anatomical diagram of a human figure, posterior view, with skin removed to depict the muscles and skeleton. Behind the figure stands a rhinoceros.
Title taken from plate explanation.
Creator
Wandelaar, Jan, 1690-1759
Source
Original image in: Albinus, Bernhard Siegfried, 1697-1770. Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani (Lugduni Batavorum : Prostant apud Joannem & Hermannum Verbeek, 1747). Z 98 (Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia)
Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani by Bernhard Siegfried Albinus was first published in Leiden in 1747. Drawn and engraved by Jan Wanderlaar, the atlas includes illustrations of skeletons and muscle men in detailed and dramatic scenes. Albinus used grids to trace and proportion the illustrations, adding shading to give the illusion of three dimensions and highlight their realism.
Publisher
Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Date
1747
Contributor
J. et H. Verbeek
Language
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
Z_98.plm8
Original Format
1 print : copperplate engraving
Physical Dimensions
56 x 41 cm
Citation
Wandelaar, Jan, 1690-1759, “Tabulae anatomicae octavae musculorum hominis,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 29, 2025, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/2430.