M0019072: Two examples of Helmholtz's ophthalmoscope

Previous title, replaced October 2020: Two very old examples of Helmholtz's opthalmoscope

Photograph of two of Helmholtz's original opthalmoscopes in the possession of the Universitats-Augenklinik, Heidelberg, German. Published in Engelking, E.: Dokumente zur Erfindung des Angenspiegels durch Hermann von Helmholtz im Jahre 1850, Munich: Bergmann, 1950

May 1962

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.