Historical Anatomical Illustrations

Classic engravings depicting veins, organs, and muscle structures, offering a glimpse into historical anatomical studies and artistic renderings.

Musculoskeletal and circulatory systems of the head, neck and upper chest, anatomical plate.
Musculoskeletal and circulatory systems of the head, neck and upper chest, anatomical plate.
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Prints of the Brain and the Heart, Jan l'Admiral, 1733 - 1738 print Amsterdam paper (human) skull. other anatomical details
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Muscles of the upper arm and shoulder. Red chalk and pencil drawing by or associated with A. Durelli, ca. 1837.
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lisfrancs disarticulation, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine
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Rootstock of a pine trunk, pinus, root system, reproduction of a historical school picture, mural or teaching board, authentic, exact date unknown
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The phrenological systems of Gall and Spurzheim Date: 1824
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human anatomy, medicine, the circulatory system, blood circulation: section of the neck and chest, with the arteries shown in red and the veins in blue. Colored lithograph by J. Maclise, 1841.
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Muscle structure of the neck and shoulders, anatomical illustration
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Three heads showing phrenological traits associated with insanity: a mentally defective person, a mad woman, and the murderer P.F. Lacenaire. Lithograph by C. Picard, 1842, after J.P. Thenot.
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FETUS WITH COMMENTS BY HOWARD B.ADELMAR. Author: ADELMAR HOWARD B. Location: COLEGIO DE FISICA. FILADELFIA-PENSILVANIA-PENNSYLVANIA.
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Partial dissection of the chest of a man, with arteries indicated in red. Coloured lithograph by J. Roux, 1822.
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Bones of the foot: six figures. Pencil drawing, ca. 1811.
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medicine deaf persons sign language alphabet letters A - M hand positions engraving coloured Great Britain circa 1830,
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music solmisation Guidonic Hand wood engraving 19th century,
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Two views of the heart, with the parts labelled in latin Date: late 19th century
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Larynx, section, human body, drawing.
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Medicine, human anatomy, dissection of a man's left groin, vein, vein, penis. Coloured lithograph by J. Maclise, 1841/1844, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Plate IV. The surgical dissection of the thorax.
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The brow positions and the transverse positions in childbirth. Lithograph after W. F. Victor Bonney.
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Left hemisphere of brain of monkey, "The functions of the brain", Ferrier 1876
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Anatomical illustration from 'De corporis humani fabrica libri septem' (Basel: Johannes Oporinus, 1543); By Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564),
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Four views of the heart, posterior and anterior, and the base and interior of the ventricle Date: late 19th century
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Four babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
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The body of a standing man with his head shaved and his trunk dissected to reveal the viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.
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Human anatomy, medicine, dissection of the pelvic organs of a man, bladder, penis. Coloured lithograph by J. Maclise, 1841/1844, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.
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Medicine, anatomy, illustration, drawing shows in detail the human larynx in connection with hyoid bone and uppermost part of the oesophagus, with captions, hyoid horns, epiglottis, muscles, Wrisberg's cartilage, thyroid cartilage, ligamentous apparatus, cricoid cartilage and membranous wall of the trachea, historical illustration in black and white from Meyers encyclopedia 4th edition 1889 and 1890, Germany, Europe
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Entwicklung des Menschen vor der Geburt in der Frau, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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Dissections of diseased livers: two figures showing symptoms of cholangitis and cholecystitis. Chromolithograph by W. Gummelt, ca. 1897.
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Right cerebral hemisphere, exterior, illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897
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Human pre-birth development in woman, Historical, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century template
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Liver and gall bladder, human body, drawing.
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A syphilitic placenta. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, ca. 1853.
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X -ray recording of a hand of an adult, Otto Hildebrand, Joseph Friedrich Bergmann, 1917 stereograph. x-ray photograph Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg-EppendorfHamburg-Eppendorfpublisher: Wiesbaden cardboard. baryta paper gelatin silver print arteries. physiology and anatomy ~ circulatory system. hand
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Brain: dissection showing the top of the brain, with the dura mater of the left hemisphere and the gyri of the right. Watercolour after() W.H. Lizars, ca. 1826.
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Plate XXIV. Trepanning or trephining of the cranium.
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Several examples of diseased kidneys, numbered for key. Colour etching by Ambroise Tardieu for Rayer.
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Construction of the human ear, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Gynaecological diseases and the female pelvic organs, illustrations from the book 'Dr. F. Koenig's Ratgeber in gesunden und kranken Tagen', German for "Dr. F. Koenig 's book with advice for the healthy and sick days", 1928
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Acu-moxa chart: points of the hand and arm, Japanese woodcut
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The Guidonian Hand, a mnemonic device to aid the learning of sight singing; a precursor of Tonic Sol-fa. Devised by the Guido of Arezzo (991/992-after 1033), Benedictine monk.
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Plate of the head and neck including at IX and X the bones of the ear. From Bartolommeo Eustachi 'Tabulae Anatomicae', second edition, Amsterdam, 1722. Eustachius (1524-1574) was a contemporary of Vesalius, but his drawings remained unpublished for about
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'External Muscles and Tendons of the Horse's Body', c1879. Creator: Unknown.
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Prints of the Brain and the Heart, Jan l'Admiral (attributed to), 1700 - 1750 print paper pen / etching heart. other anatomical details
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Nerve operation on an animal (a horse): four figures, including illustrations of instruments used in the operation. Etching, 1840/1870
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A sheet showing optical instruments, eye examinations, and diagrams of the eye surgery with a numbered key. Wood engraving.
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Studies of a man's head in proper proportions. In the lower left are two scales, for the upper one there is a V and for the lower one an M. Study of a Man's Head For the Depressed Gesture for 't Manly, print maker: Lambert ten Kate, Amsterdam, 1684 - 1731, paper, etching, pen, h 169 mm × w 213 mm
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superstition chiromancy hand pattern with planet signs from ""Les oeuvres contenant la chiromance"" (Works on chiromancy) by Jean Baptiste Belot woodcut coloured Rouen France 1647,
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Plate VI
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Human organs sketch set of eye skin tooth lung brain isolated vector illustration
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Plate XXVI. Resection of the lower jaw.
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Entwicklung des Menschen vor der Geburt in der Frau, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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Red gum or Strophulus, a skin disease affecting infants, and Lichen simplex, a thickening of the skin after pruritus. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by John Pass from John Wilkes' "Encyclopedia Londinensis," J. Adlard, London, 1822.
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Oval heads. Engraving by B.L. Prevost.
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Water pours, Praktischer Hausschatz der Heilkunde, II. volume, 1930, Heinrich Killinger, Nordhausen
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The superficial muscles of the head and neck of a young gorilla, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Birth-defects in the new-born child. Lithograph after W. F. Victor Bonney.
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Anatomical teaching board of a freshwater polyp, hydra, reproduction of a historical school picture, mural or teaching board, authentic, exact date unknown
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Head of a man with a severe disease affecting his nose; a detail of the nose, and three details of sores on his thigh. Watercolour by Christopher D' Alton.
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Two heads of men (one white, one black African), showing dissection of muscles and blood-vessels of the subclavian region of the chest. Coloured lithograph by J. Maclise, 1851.
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a neurotomy of third division, medical equipment, surgical instrument, history of medicine
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Surgical anatomy: front cover of wrapper to Fascicule 1 of Joseph Maclise's work. Lithograph, 1851.