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Skull - Diseases

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  • A preserved skull of a woman who had been suffering from syphilis, died in 1796. Line engraving.
  • Skulls infected with venereal disease: two figures. Line engraving by C. Grignion, ca. 1788.
  • A preserved skull of a woman who had been suffering from syphilis, died in 1796. Line engraving.

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    A preserved skull of a woman who had been suffering from syphilis, died in 1796. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 5447i
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    Skulls infected with venereal disease: two figures. Line engraving by C. Grignion, ca. 1788.

    | Date: [1788?] | Reference: 561903i
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    Schädelbau und Kurzsichtigkeit : eine Anthropologische Untersuchung / von J. Stilling.

    Stilling, J. (Jakob), 1842-1915. | Date: 1887
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    Case of peculiar disease of the skull and dura mater.

    Balfour, John Hutton, 1808-1884. | Date: 1834

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