M0014273: Epidaurus, site of the temple of Aesculapius

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Epidaurus, site of the temple of Aesculapius.

Photograph of Epidaurus, Greece, site of the temple of Aesculapius. The ramp in the centre is where the entry to the temple was. It was constructed to enable bed-ridden patients to be wheeled into the temple. The photograph was taken in 1930 by Captain Johnston-Saint, a Wellcome Historical Medical Museum employee who travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East and India purchasing items for the museum.

October 1955

2 photographs sheet film negatives; 10.2 x 12.7 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.