Foetuses in utero: six figures showing cross-sections of foetuses in various positions in the uterus prior to and during birth. Line engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after Smellie.

  • Smellie, William, 1697-1763.
Date:
April 15th, 1791
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561837i
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[London] (17, Paternoster Row) : published as the Act directs by C. Cooke, April 15th, 1791.

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 34.6 x 21 cm

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Anatomical tables illustrative of the theory and practice of midwifery. See the System. Plate 5. Reduced from Smellie's tables by Frederick Birnie, anatomical draughtsman to the late Dr. William Hunter, and engraved by William Taylor

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See also record 561823i

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Wellcome Collection 561837i

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