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Image number: RS.10301
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The inside of a skull sawed longitudinally
Date
1726
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
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Object type
Library reference
Books/Cheselden, W_Anatomy of the Human Body_1726
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 185mm
width (print): 105mm
width (print): 105mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Illustrating the inside of the skull that has been split in two longitudinally; all bones and features annotated on page 66.
Plate 8 from Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden FRS (London, W. Bowyer, 1726). Inscribed: ‘p.66, Tab VIII’
Plate 8 from Anatomy of the Human Body by William Cheselden FRS (London, W. Bowyer, 1726). Inscribed: ‘p.66, Tab VIII’
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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