Anatomy of a peccary
Date
1683
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
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Technique
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height (page): 150mm
width (page): 213mm
width (page): 213mm
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Description
Four figures from issue 153 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, depicting the anatomy of a collared peccary, Pecari tajacu .
Figure 1. Anatomical study of the stomach, opened, showing an internal view of the first, second and third chambers.
Figure 2. External view of the stomach.
Figure 3. Anatomical study of the genitals, including the testes and penis, and bladder.
Figure 4. Anatomical study of the heart, showing the aorta and two aortic aneurysms.
Illustrations to ‘Tajacu seu aper Mexicanus moschiferus, or the anatomy of the Mexico musk-hog, &c’ by Edward Tyson in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 13, issue 153 (20 November 1683).
Edward Tyson (1651-1708) British physician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1679.
Figure 1. Anatomical study of the stomach, opened, showing an internal view of the first, second and third chambers.
Figure 2. External view of the stomach.
Figure 3. Anatomical study of the genitals, including the testes and penis, and bladder.
Figure 4. Anatomical study of the heart, showing the aorta and two aortic aneurysms.
Illustrations to ‘Tajacu seu aper Mexicanus moschiferus, or the anatomy of the Mexico musk-hog, &c’ by Edward Tyson in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 13, issue 153 (20 November 1683).
Edward Tyson (1651-1708) British physician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1679.
Related fellows
Edward Tyson (1650 - 1708, British) , Physician
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