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Fetus - Anatomy

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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.
  • Dissected foetus seen from the front, with arteries indicated. Line engraving, by G. Wooding after F. Birnie, 1790.
  • The anatomy of the heart. Engraving, 1686.
  • Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.
  • Human foetuses in the museum of Frederik Ruysch. Engraving by C. Huyberts, ca. 1709.
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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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    Contribution to the topographical anatomy of the thorax in the foetus at term and the new-born child / by George S. Huntington.

    Huntington, George S. (George Sumner), 1861-1927. | Date: [1897?]
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    Foetus, uterus and placenta: three figures demonstrating the nourishment of the foetus in utero. Line engraving, ca. 1791.

    | Date: [1791?] | Reference: 561894i
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    Human foetuses in the museum of Frederik Ruysch. Engraving by C. Huyberts, ca. 1709.

    Ruysch, Frederik, 1638-1731. | Date: [1709] | Reference: 583984i
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    De foetu humano : dissertatio anatomico-physiologica / Auctore Onuphrio Agnese Scassi.

    Agnese Scassi, Onuphrius. | Date: 1792
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