M0016638: Diagram of a human spermatozoon showing the supposed human form inside, 1694

Previous title, replaced March 2022: N. Hartsoeker, Essay de dioptrique

Illustration published in Hartsoeker, Nicolas: Essay de dioptrique, Paris : Jean Anisson, 1694

1958

1 photograph sheet film negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative: EPB/C/27775

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.