A treatise on the principal diseases of the eyes / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian, with notes, by James Briggs.
- Antonio Scarpa
- Date:
- 1806
Licence: In copyright
Credit: A treatise on the principal diseases of the eyes / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian, with notes, by James Briggs. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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