M0009110: House in which Rene Laennec was born

Previous title, replaced October 2020: View of manor of Kerlournec where Laennec lived and died.

Reproduction of a drawing of the house where Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) French physician was born, as it appeared in 1892. Published in Laennec, R. T. H: Translation of selected passages from De l'auscultation médiate (first edition), London: Bale & Danielsson, 1923. Related images: M0009108, M0009109, M0009111

10 January 1945

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative

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 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.