William Cheselden's Osteographia (1733). With its novel vignettes and its use of a camera obscura in the production of the plates, heselden's lavishly illustrated Osteographia or the Anatomy of the Bones, is recognized as a landmark in the history of anat
William Cheselden's Osteographia (1733). With its novel vignettes and its use of a camera obscura in the production of the plates, heselden's lavishly illustrated Osteographia or the Anatomy of the Bones, is recognized as a landmark in the history of anatomical illustration. William Cheselden (October 19, 1688 - April 10,1752) was an English surgeon and teacher of anatomy and surgery, who was influential in establishing surgery as a scientific medical profession. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712 and the following year saw the publishing of his Anatomy of the Human Body, which achieved great popularity becoming an essential study source for students, lasting through thirteen editions, mainly because it was written in English instead of Latin as was customary. In 1733 he published Osteographia or the Anatomy of Bones, the first full and accurate description of the anatomy of the human skeletal system.
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