The Anatomy of the Human Body. Title page of the fifth edition (1740) of 'The Anatomy of the Human Body' by English surgeon and anatomist William Ches
The Anatomy of the Human Body. Title page of the fifth edition (1740) of 'The Anatomy of the Human Body' by English surgeon and anatomist William Cheselden (1688-1752). This book was first published in 1713 and was re-issued through 13 editions. It was popular due to being written in English instead of Latin. The illustration shows an anatomist drawing an illustration of a body part. Cheselden is named as Surgeon to His Majesty's Royal Hospital at Chelsea (King George II), a Fellow of the Royal Society (elected 1712), and a member of the Royal Academy of Surgeons at Paris. The 40 copper plate engravings were by Gerard Vandergucht ().
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