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Birnie, Frederick

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  • Foetuses in utero: four figures showing cross-sections of a foetus in various positions in the uterus. Line engraving, 1791, by W. Taylor after F. Birnie, after W. Smellie.
  • Four diagrams of babies in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • Dissected foetus seen from the front, with arteries indicated. Line engraving, by G. Wooding after F. Birnie, 1790.
  • Six diagrams of babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • Two diagrams of a childs head starting to emerge from the vagina; two cross-sections of an exposed uterus and two diagrams of a single child and twins in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
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    A method of preventing or diminishing pain in several operations of surgery / by James Moore, member of the Surgeons Company of London.

    Moore, James Carrick, 1763-1834. | Date: 1784
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    Dissected foetus seen from behind, with arteries and muscles indicated. Line engraving, by G. Wooding after F. Birnie, 1790.

    Birnie, Frederick. | Date: Dec. 3rd 1790 | Reference: 561792i
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    Two diagrams of a childs head starting to emerge from the vagina; two cross-sections of an exposed uterus and two diagrams of a single child and twins in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: [1791] | Reference: 17089i
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    Female genitalia and uterus during pregnancy: six figures, including cross-sections of foetus and twins in utero. Line engraving, 1790(?), by W. Taylor after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    Smellie, William, 1697-1763. | Date: [1790?] | Reference: 561818i
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    A cross-section of a uterus illustrating how the foetus is fed internally by the mother. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.

    | Date: [1791] | Reference: 17099i
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