Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes].

  • Brookes, Joshua, 1761-1833.
Date:
[1830]
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Credit: Museum Brookesianum : a descriptive and historical catalogue of the remainder of the anatomical & zootomical museum, of Joshua Brookes, Esq. ... embracing an almost endless assemblage of every species of anatomical, pathological, obstetrical, and zootomical preparations, as well as subjects in Natural History ... which will be sold by auction, by Messrs. Wheatley & Adlard, at the Theatre of Anatomy, Blenheim Street ... on Monday, the 1st of March, 1830 ... / [Joshua Brookes]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    LOT G3 A highly interesting view of the lower jaw, and of the canales mentales, into which bristles are introduced and seen passing out at the foramina maxillaria antica, also showing each individual alveolus, in consequence of the removal of the posterior surface of the alveolar process : on blue paper. G4 A beautiful anterior view of the whole of the thoracic and abdominal viscera in situ naturali, minutely injected ; with the funis umbilicalis, the vein and arteries of which are very distinct ; as are also the testes, and ligamenta gubernacula, in a foetus at the period of six months, of gestation. 65 A posterior view of the thoracic, and likewise of the extra-abdominal viscera. The oesophagus, aorta, and branches of the arteria innominata, iliac arteries, a part of the vena cava abdominalis, and iliac veins ; the diaphragm, kid- neys, one ureter, and intestinum rectum, are all admirably developed: a female. N.B. This interesting preparation, and the preceding, are dissec- tions of twins. G6 A very fine anterior view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera, in a foetus between the seventh and eighth month, showing in addition one testis in the scrotum, and the other in transitu. 67 A foetus at about the period of seven months, with the funis and placenta mi- nutely injected, exhibiting an anterior view of the thoracic and abdominal viscera : dried and immersed in oil of turpentine. G8 A foetus about the eighth month of gestation, showing the thoracic and abdo- minal viscera, injected. 69 Ditto, between the sixth and seventh month, the testes being still in the abdo- men, and having black bristles passed beneath their ligamenta gubernacula. 70 An uncommonly fine preparation of a very large foetus at the full period of gestation, exhibiting the thoracic and abdominal viscera, with the bladder in situ naturali, very minutely injected. 71 An excellent view of the thoracic surface of the diaphragm and of all the abdominal viscera, the bladder, spermatic chords and testes, in situ naturali, in an infant which was born with exomphalos, that subsequently became incarcerated, causing the death of the child a short time after its birth. N.B. Some portion of the inflamed intestine is seen most minutely injected, as well as the whole of the abdominal viscera. Presented by Andrew Matthias, Esq. 72 A very fine and remarkable cranium, from a native of New Holland, who, ac- companied by his comrade, having attacked Mr. Hurst (a pupil of Mr. Brookes's) with spears in the interior of the country, was shot dead by that gentleman in self-defence. His associate escaping, Mr. Hurst decapitated his victim, and subsequently presented the cranium to his Professor. N.B. On the os frontale and ossa parietalia are carious affections, apparently (syphi- litic), but in reality arising from the effects of their savage mode of warfare, (petiinusque damusque vicissim.) 73 A very beautiful cranium of a Chinese, dissected by Mr. Brookes, a cast having previously been taken by Mr. Harwell j—which is hereafter to be sold. 74 The cranium of a native of New Holland, of a peculiar caste, whose custom it is to extract an incisor tooth, for the purpose of distinguishing themselves from every other. Presented by — Bush, Esq., Army Surgeon. A series of Natural Skeletons of Foetuses and Young Subjects :— in bottles. 75 A skeleton of a foetus at about the period of six weeks of gestation. 76 Ditto, at about two months. 77 Ditto, at ten weeks. 78 Ditto, at three months. 79 Ditto, somewhat older, in spirits ; highly interesting. 80 Ditto, between the fifth and sixth months, of a young Peruvian Baron. Pre- , seated by Lewis, Esq., Surgeon II. N.—Vide his written document