Midwifery lectures (Lowder)

Lectures on midwifery. Vol. I. The MS. ends in the middle of the 31st lecture. On p. I the original heading was 'Lectures on Midwifery. Mr. Lowder', but the name of 'Hopkins' has been written over the 'Lowder'. The original date has also been erased, and '1816' written in. Joseph Hopkins was the author of 'The accoucheur's vade-mecum' 1814. Produced in London.

c. 1790

1 volume 1 l. + 144 ff. 8vo. 19 x 121/2 cm. Original calf binding.

Purchased 1915.

Database description transcribed from S.A.J. Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973).

On the first leaf 'Josephus Carol. Martin. Suus Liber. 1 Januarii. 1816'.