Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes].

  • Joshua Brookes
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[1830]
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Credit: Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WEDNESDAY, at Half-past Six precisely. [DUTY TO BE PAID BY THE PURCHASER.] Compartment E. 0. Hearts, to show natural conformation and morbid affections. Arteries, showing structure, aneurisms, and other diseases. {1 A section of morbid aorta. 2 Ramifications of the cerebral arteries ossified. 3 The origin of the aorta, diseased ; also its valves, p 4 A section of morbid aorta. <5 A beautiful specimen of the valves of a vein. [ G A specimen of diseased aorta. p 7 A portion of aorta ossified about the origin of the coeliac and superior mesen- J teric arteries ; the first vessel appears to be obliterated. | 8 A section of diseased aorta. l_ 9 Doubtful? plO A diseased coronary artery. <11 An incipient disease of the aorta. Ll2 The valves of the aorta and pulmonary artery: dried and varnished. pl3 Doubtful—probably pleuritis? <14 Ditto—apparently the spermatic artery and vein? L15 Ditto. 16 The heart of a turtle, with its vessels injected, in spirits, p 17 Ambiguous—apparently the thymus gland ? < 18 A section of the aorta recently become diseased. vl9 Ditto more extensively affected. 20 21 A very interesting specimen of strong muscular fibres of the heart decussating each other. 22 P23 Ossification of a part of the aorta. < 24 Doubtful ? L 25 A section of diseased aorta. 26 A diseased coronary artery. 27 28 29 A diseased coronary artery. 30 The valves of the aorta much ossified. {31 The termination of the aorta morbidly afiected. 32 A beautiful view of the valvula coronaria cordis {: 34 P 35 < 36 The termination of the aorta much diseased. Doubtful ? I_37 An interesting specimen of diseased aorta, a portion of the internal coat is detached. A remarkable instance of ulceration of the interior of the sinus aortae ; pro- bably a frequent cause of aneurism. A section of the cavic auricle of a horse, showing the musculi pectinati re- markably strong. The external surface is affected with carditis. 38 39