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Anatomy, medicine and botany; top, kidneys; centre left, bee; centre right, hornet; bottom, Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum). Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

Man dissecting female corpse with physician standing by.

The liver and the kidneys. Engraving, 1686, the third, fourth and fifth figures after G. de Lairesse, 1685.

The anatomy of the abdomen, showing the kidneys, the intestines, etc., after Haller. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt, 1762.

The anatomy of the abdomen, showing the kidneys, the intestines, etc., after Haller. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

The viscera, after Haller, showing the lobes of the liver, the stomach, the kidneys, the spleen, etc. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

Internal secretion and the ductless glands / by Swale Vincent ; with a preface by E. A. Schäfer.

Anatomie pathologique : recherches microscopiques sur une nouvelle altération du tissu des reins (cirrhose) (1) / par M. Gluge.

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Anatomy, medicine and botany; top, kidneys; centre left, bee; centre right, hornet; bottom, Mecca balsam (Commiphora opobalsamum). Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

The liver and the kidneys. Engraving, 1686, the third, fourth and fifth figures after G. de Lairesse, 1685.

Internal secretion and the ductless glands / by Swale Vincent ; with a preface by E. A. Schäfer.

Anatomie pathologique : recherches microscopiques sur une nouvelle altération du tissu des reins (cirrhose) (1) / par M. Gluge.