Syntagma anatomicum. Locis plurimis actum, emendatum ... / [Johann Vesling].

The anatomy of the body of man: wherein is exactly described every part thereof / ... Published in Latin by Joh. Veslingus ... And Englishd by Nich. Culpeper.

A human skeleton, seen from the front and leaning on a spade, surrounded by illustrations of individual bones. Engraving, 1686.

The liver (figure 1) and gallbladder (figure 4). Engraving, 1686.

Johannes Vesling, seated below a swag of surgical instruments, indicates illustrations of the heart in a book displayed by a skeletal corpse. Engraving 1666.

Two female figures standing on either side of drapery bearing the title of Vesling's Syntagma anatomicum: beyond, the anatomy theatre of the University of Padua. Engraving by Giovanni Georgi, 1647.

Muscles of the tongue and head. Engraving, 1686.

The lungs, trachea (windpipe) and thyroid. Engraving, 1686.

The bones of the human skeleton: the skull and the vertebrae. Engraving, 1686.

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