William Hunter on the anatomy of human pregnancy, 1774. This page, showing a foetus in the uterus at three months of pregnancy, is from 'Anatomia uter

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William Hunter on the anatomy of human pregnancy, 1774. This page, showing a foetus in the uterus at three months of pregnancy, is from 'Anatomia uteri humani gravidi' (The anatomy of the human gravid uterus) by Scottish anatomist William Hunter (1718-1783). Hunter was the leading obstetrician of the time, and this was his most famous publication. His approach to anatomical illustration was modelled on that used by Leonardo da Vinci. Engravings by Jan van Rymsdyk.

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