Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.10297
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The bones of the head
Date
1726
Creator
Sutton Nicholls (1680, British) , Printmaker
After
William Cheselden (1688, British) , Draftsman
Object type
Library reference
Books/Cheselden, W_Anatomy of the Human Body_1726
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 180mm
width (print): 110mm
width (print): 110mm
Subject
Content object
Description
The 30 bones of the head (including teeth) are labeled and annotated on the plate and page 58.
Plate 3 from Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden FRS (London, W. Bowyer, 1726). Inscribed: ‘p. 58, Tab III, Sutton Nicholls Sculp.’
Plate 3 from Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden FRS (London, W. Bowyer, 1726). Inscribed: ‘p. 58, Tab III, Sutton Nicholls Sculp.’
Object history
Cheselden, a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1711-1752, published Anatomy of the Human Body as a student’s manual. It was extremely popular and achieved thirteen London editions.
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