Metamorphoses of man and the lower animals / by A. de Quatrefages ; translated by Henry Lawson.

Date:
1864
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Credit: Metamorphoses of man and the lower animals / by A. de Quatrefages ; translated by Henry Lawson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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