Elizabeth Hopkins of Oxford, showing a breast with cancer which was removed by Sir William Read. Engraving by M. Burghers, ca. 1700.
- Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727.
- Date:
- [1700?]
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- 563327i
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A case of breast cancer
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[Oxford?] : [publisher not identified], [1700?]
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1 print : engraving ; image and text 7.2 x 6.3 cm
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He cut off a very large cancerated breast from the body of Elizabeth Hopkins of Oxford, in 1689, and perfectly cured her: For that and many other considerable cures, he hath a testimonial from the Vice-Chancellor
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One of the vignettes bears the inscription: M. Burghers deline et sculp.
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Wellcome Collection 563327i
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