Anatomy and botany: top left, arteries in thorax and abdomen; top right, superior section of the brain; centre left, lateral distortion owing to chronic pleurisy; centre right, part of the lung; bottom, foxglove and aconite. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.

The Circle of Willis.

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Cerebral arteries

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The Circle of Willis.

Anatomy and botany: top left, arteries in thorax and abdomen; top right, superior section of the brain; centre left, lateral distortion owing to chronic pleurisy; centre right, part of the lung; bottom, foxglove and aconite. Coloured engraving, 1834-1837.