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Image number: RS.10317
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‘Scrofulous tubercles in the brain’
Date
1831
Creator
C J Canton, Engraver
After
William Thomas Fry (1789 - 1843, British) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
Books/Bright, R_Diseases of the brain and nervous system part 2_1831
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Dimensions
height (print): 306mm
width (print): 244mm
width (print): 244mm
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Description
Illustration of the brain of an 11 year old showing tubercles.
Fig.1- top image. The whole brain of an 11 year old showing tubercles. These can be seen as small white growths scattered across the surface.
Fig.2 – bottom image. A section of the brain from the same patient illustrating scrofulous tubercles.
Plate 29 from Bright’s Medical Reports: Diseases of the brain and Nervous System part 2 by Richard Bright (London, Longman, Rees... 1831). Inscribed: ‘Plate 29.C. J. Canton delin. London Published October 1st. 1830. by Longman, Rees, Orme & Brown. W. T. Fry sculp’
Fig.1- top image. The whole brain of an 11 year old showing tubercles. These can be seen as small white growths scattered across the surface.
Fig.2 – bottom image. A section of the brain from the same patient illustrating scrofulous tubercles.
Plate 29 from Bright’s Medical Reports: Diseases of the brain and Nervous System part 2 by Richard Bright (London, Longman, Rees... 1831). Inscribed: ‘Plate 29.C. J. Canton delin. London Published October 1st. 1830. by Longman, Rees, Orme & Brown. W. T. Fry sculp’
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