A baby being removed from its dying mother's womb via Caesarean section. Reproduction of woodcut, 1483.

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16932i
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1 print : process print ; image 19.6 x 12.7 cm

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On reverse some printed lettering: "This woodcut being the first obstetric scene in a printed book is taken from the beautiful woodcutbook "Seelwurzgarten" printed by Conrad Dinkmut, Ulm, 1483

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Wellcome Collection 16932i

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