Prostate, exocrine gland
Date
1699
Creator
John Sturt (1658 - 1730, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
The Royal Society, Publisher
Object type
Article identifier
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 213mm
width (page): 150mm
width (page): 150mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Anatomical study of the prostate, showing the prostatic urethra, lymph nodes (I) and an exocrine gland (II), likely Cowper’s gland.
Illustration to ‘I. An account of two glands and their excretory ducts lately discover'd in human bodies’ by William Cowper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 21, issue 258 (November 1699).
Inscribed below ‘I. Sturt Sculp’; in reference to the copperplate engraver John Sturt (1658-1730).
William Cowper (c.1666-1709) British surgeon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Illustration to ‘I. An account of two glands and their excretory ducts lately discover'd in human bodies’ by William Cowper in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, vol. 21, issue 258 (November 1699).
Inscribed below ‘I. Sturt Sculp’; in reference to the copperplate engraver John Sturt (1658-1730).
William Cowper (c.1666-1709) British surgeon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1699.
Related fellows
William Cowper (1661 - 1709, British) , Surgeon
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