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Couching instruments. Engraving by Thomas Jefferys.

Inventions: various items including fountains, a Greek-key fret, and a fourchee. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

Above, surgical instruments used in lithotomy; below, logarythms. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

The venous system: three figures, including an écorché figure and details of the veins. Engraving by T. Jefferys, ca. 1763.

Above, surgical instruments and apparatus to cure a fractured humerus; below, Huso, the Isinglass fish. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

Engineering: four kinds of crane. Engraving.

The large waterwheel at the waterworks on London Bridge. Engraving by T. Jefferys.

A surgeon and two assistants manipulating a dislocated shoulder joint back into the correct position. Etching by T. Jefferys.

Conduit pipes and a machine for boring pipes. Etching by T. Jefferys.

A Vernier-like device for measuring the relative expansion of different metals when heat is applied. Engraving by T. Jefferys.

Above, a speculum; below, spheres. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

Ventilators. Engraving by T. Jefferys.

A mine: cross-section of a machine for extracting water from the pit and three optical diagrams. Etching by T. Jefferys.

Surgical instruments: syringes. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

Inventions: various types of pistons and plasters. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

The liver of a foetus: two figures, showing a dissected liver, its blood-vessels, and the gall-bladder. Engraving by T. Jefferys, ca. 1763.

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Thomas Jefferys

Images from the collections

Images by Thomas Jefferys

Works from the collections

A mine: cross-section of a machine for extracting water from the pit and three optical diagrams. Etching by T. Jefferys.

Surgical instruments: syringes. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

Inventions: various types of pistons and plasters. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

Couching instruments. Engraving by Thomas Jefferys.

The liver of a foetus: two figures, showing a dissected liver, its blood-vessels, and the gall-bladder. Engraving by T. Jefferys, ca. 1763.

Thomas Jefferys

Images from the collections

Images by Thomas Jefferys

Works from the collections

A mine: cross-section of a machine for extracting water from the pit and three optical diagrams. Etching by T. Jefferys.

Surgical instruments: syringes. Engraving with etching by T. Jefferys.

Inventions: various types of pistons and plasters. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

Couching instruments. Engraving by Thomas Jefferys.

The liver of a foetus: two figures, showing a dissected liver, its blood-vessels, and the gall-bladder. Engraving by T. Jefferys, ca. 1763.

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