A system of anatomical plates of the human body; accompanied with descriptions, and physiological, pathological & surgical observations. Plates / Drawn by J. and W.H. Lizars and engraved by W.H. Lizars.

  • John Lizars
Date:
[1822-1826]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A system of anatomical plates of the human body; accompanied with descriptions, and physiological, pathological & surgical observations. Plates / Drawn by J. and W.H. Lizars and engraved by W.H. Lizars. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TO THE KING. SIRE, | THe voice of antiquity, the nature of disease, the casualties of ordinary life, and the hazards of war, all conspire, with the dictates of sound philosophy, in enforcing the claims of Anatomy and Physiology, as the basis of a successful system of Medicine and Surgery. It is natural, and an act of duty in me, therefore, to desire, that labours intended, and, I trust, calculated, to promote the interests of a practical science, im which, not only Your Majesty's Subjects, but likewise, all the nations of the earth, are essentially and deeply concerned, should receive a due portion of countenance and favour from a Monarch, equally distinguished, by anxiety for the welfare of his People, and estimable, even above the dignity of his exalted station, for the judicious and effectual encouragement of every undertaking and institution, the benefits of which, like the mfluences of the sun, are common to the human race. To Your Majesty alone, could admiration, sense of propriety, feelings of loyalty, and generous ambition, unite, in prompting me to look for an adequate Patron; because, from. Your Majesty alone, could I hope to obtain, at once, the benevolent pardon of all unintended imperfections, the praise which ennobles success, and the sanction which extends utility. Srre, You will graciously permit me to assign a very imperative reason for presuming to solicit the notice of Your Majesty. I am emboldened, by the highest of all obligations, to avail myself of the appearance of this work, to suggest the necessity for speedily adopting: some measures, in behalf of the science, to the advancement of which it is consci- entiously devoted. It is impossible for me, or for any other teacher, in this department of professional education, not to regret, aan painfully, that, through the increase of certain prejudices, as illiberal as they are alien to true philanthropy, obstacles are daily arising, in
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