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Hunter, William, 1718-1783

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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.
  • Dissection of a pregnant uterus, showing the foetus at nine months, with the head positioned towards the vagina and the lower part of the placenta under the child's head, detached from the uterus. Copperplate engraving by J. Mitchel after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.
  • Dissection of the female abdomen, showing part of the pregnant uterus at seven months, with the surrounding viscera. Copperplate engraving by F. Aliamet after A. Cozens, 1774, reprinted 1851.
  • Dissection of the pregnant female abdomen, showing the skin peeled away to reveal the swollen uterus and the viscera, side view. Copperplate engraving by G. Scotin after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.
  • Dissections of the pregnant uterus and the corpus luteum in the left overy, at five months: three figures. Copperplate engraving by E. Du Mesnil after J.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.
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    Anatomia uteri humani gravidi : tabulis illustrata = the anatomy of the human gravid uterus exhibited in figures / auctore Gulielmo Hunter = William Hunter.

    Hunter, William, 1718-1783. | Date: 1851
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    These are to certify that ... hath ... attended ... courses of my anatomical and chirurgical lectures : London ... 17... / William Hunter.

    Hunter, William, 1718-1783. | Date: 1755
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    The printed books in the Library of the Hunterian museum in the University of Glasgow / a catalogue prepared by Mungo Ferguson ... with a topographical index by David Baird Smith.

    Hunterian Museum (University of Glasgow). Library. | Date: 1930
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    Dissection of the pregnant uterus, showing the foetus at nine months. Copperplate engraving by R. Strange after I.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.

    Rymsdyk, Jan van, active 1750-1788. | Date: [1851] | Reference: 579806i
    Part of: Anatomia uteri humani gravidi.
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    Dissection of the pregnant uterus at five months, showing the placenta and the cervix, in relation to the bladder and urethra. Copperplate engraving by P.C. Canot after J.V. Rymsdyk, 1774, reprinted 1851.

    Rymsdyk, Jan van, active 1750-1788. | Date: [1851] | Reference: 579874i
    Part of: Anatomia uteri humani gravidi.
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