Diseased bones, 18th-century illustration. At lower right is a hip joint. This illustration is from 'Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones' (Londo

---

Diseased bones, 18th-century illustration. At lower right is a hip joint. This illustration is from 'Osteographia, or the Anatomy of the bones' (London, 1733) by English surgeon and anatomist William Cheselden (1688-1752). It was the first full and accurate description of the anatomy of the human skeletal system.

---

Size: 3337px × 5258px
Photo credit: © BRITISH LIBRARY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, 1700s, 1733, 18th, abnormal, anatomical, anatomy, arthritic, arthritis, artwork, black--white, bone, bones, book, cancer, century, cheselden, condition, degeneration, degenerative, disease, diseased, disorder, england, english, european, femur, hip, historical, history, illustration, joint, medical, medicine, monochrome, osteographia, osteology, osteoporosis, page, pelvis, publication, unhealthy, william