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  • A broken leg, with the tibia bone shown protruding through the skin: four figures, showing the leg before and after surgery, with two details of the bone surface. Line block print after R.W. Smith, 1862.
  • Surgery: surgical instruments for the amputation of limbs, including an amputation saw, bone nippers and cartilege forceps. Engraving with etching by A.J. Defehrt after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Essays on several important subjects in surgery: chiefly on the nature and cure of fractures of the long bones of the extremities. Particularly those of the thigh and leg, whether simple of compound : for which a new method of retention is proposed. The whole illustrated with cooper-plates / [John Aitken].
  • Essays on several important subjects in surgery: chiefly on the nature and cure of fractures of the long bones of the extremities. Particularly those of the thigh and leg, whether simple of compound : for which a new method of retention is proposed. The whole illustrated with cooper-plates / [John Aitken].
  • Cross-sections of the arm and wrist. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • Cross-sections through the knee. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • Surgical operations on the foot, ankle and knee: six figures. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • Excision of the shoulder joint (?) Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • Cross-sections through a leg and removal of a hip joint. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • Six cross-sections through a foot. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Coloured engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
  • Two surgeons amputating the leg and arm of the same patient who is being restrained by assistants. Pen drawing after an engraving, 1597.
  • An operating room in a surgery: three patients are undergoing operations. Pen drawing by Z.S. after an engraving, 1690.
  • An operating room in a surgery: three patients are undergoing operations. Pen drawing by Z.S. after an engraving, 1690.
  • Amputations of arm and leg with diagrams to illustrate how to perform the operations. Engraving by F. Sesoni, 1749.
  • Amputations of arm and leg with diagrams to illustrate how to perform the operations. Engraving, 1743.
  • Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after E. Morin.
  • Ambroise Paré, on the battlefield using a ligature for the artery of an amputated leg of a soldier. Wood engraving by Charles Maurand after E. Morin.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • A surgeon amputating a patient's leg with a saw, he is being held in a particular position by two attendants. Engraving, 1738.
  • The name "H. Cline"; the outline of a femur; and studs. Relief etchings by Henry Cline, 1784/1811.
  • The name "H. Cline"; the outline of a femur; and studs. Relief etchings by Henry Cline, 1784/1811.