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Frederick Birnie

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Images by Frederick Birnie

14 images from works
  • 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.
  • Man, showing lymphatic system, seen from the front. Line engraving by Kirkwood & Sons, after Birnie, 1813.
  • 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.
  • Male and female pelvises: eight figures showing cross-sections of the organs and blood vessels of the male and female pelvis. Line engraving by J. Taylor, 1790, after F. Birnie.
  • 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.
  • Dissected foetus seen from behind, with arteries and muscles indicated. Line engraving, by G. Wooding after F. Birnie, 1790.
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Frequent collaborators

Hall, William Henry, -1807
William Smellie
Taylor, J.
Taylor, William, active 1791.
Human anatomy
Childbirth
Obstetrics
Uterus, Pregnant
Nurse Midwives
Labor (Obstetrics) - Complications
Fetus - Anatomy
Pregnancy, Animal
Fetus - Growth