M0016834: Drawings by William Cheselden (1688-1752) including chalk stones

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Drawings by Cheselden including chalk stones.

Photograph of a page of drawings by William Cheselden (1688-1752) English surgeon, showing chalk stones in aortic semi lunar valves, of a bone taken from the falx cerebri, and from between the ventricles of the heart. At the time the photograph was taken the manuscript was held by the Royal Society, though it may now be held by the Royal College of Surgeons. The photograph was presented to the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum by Sir Zachary Cope. Related images: M0016830, M0016831, M0016832, M0016833, M0016835

1958

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

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.