Description of an Egyptian mummy, presented to the Massachusetts General Hospital : with an account of the operation of embalming, in ancient and modern times / by John C. Warren.

  • Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856.
Date:
[1821]
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Credit: Description of an Egyptian mummy, presented to the Massachusetts General Hospital : with an account of the operation of embalming, in ancient and modern times / by John C. Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    FROM THE BOSTON JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY AND THE ARTS. OF AN EGYPTIAN MUMMY, PRESENTED TO * THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL; WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE OPERATION OF EMBALMING, IN ANCIENT AND MODERN TIMES. ^ BY JOHN C. WARREN, M. D. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, in Harvard University. This Mummy was sent to Boston by Mr Van Lennep, merchant of Smyrna, to be given to some public establish- ment as a mark of respect to the city. This gentleman had requested Mr Lee, British Consul in Alexandria, to procure a mummy; and the latter, “ having found,” as he says in his letter, “ that no good ones, opened, tvere to be found in this place or Cairo, commissioned a person going to Thebes to se- lect one, and he succeeded in procuring the best that had been seen for a long time.” On its arrival in Boston it was placed in the charge of Bryant P. Tilden, Esq., and Captain R. B. Edes, who thought they should best accomplish the in- tentions of Mr Van Lennep, by presenting it to the Massachu- setts General Hospital, in order to aid the funds of this cha- ritable institution*. They requested my colleagues Doctors ^ * It is understood that a considerable sum has been already received for its public exhibition.