The anatomy of humane bodies epitomized ... / By a Fellow of the College of Physicians, London [i.e. T. Gibson].

  • Gibson, Thomas, 1647-1722
Date:
1721
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Credit: The anatomy of humane bodies epitomized ... / By a Fellow of the College of Physicians, London [i.e. T. Gibson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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