Osteographia, or, The anatomy of the bones / by William Cheselden.
- Cheselden, William, 1688-1752.
- Date:
- 1733
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : [W. Bowyer? for the author], 1733.
Physical description
54 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered pages, lvi, lvi leaves of plates : illustrations ; 53 cm (folio)
Contributors
Notes
First 4 leaves are frontispiece, t.p., coat of arms, and dedication leaf, all engraved
The text portion consists of [41] p. of letterpress, and [9] full-page engravings
Imprint statement taken from Wellcome cat. of printed books
References: Russell, K. F. British anatomy 1525-1800, 172
The work was issued with two sets of plates: one printed before the lettering of the plates was added, the other including the letters corresponding to the descriptions of the figures. Cf. Russell, K. F. "Osteographia of W. Cheselden" Bull. hist. med. (1954) 28:32-49.
Copy 1 Supplier/Donor: RAMC
Copy 2 Supplier/Donor: Hunt. Soc.
References note
ESTC N55711
Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1969
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Location Status Access Closed stores/CHECopy 2
Location Status Access Closed stores/CHE