Foetuses in utero: four figures showing cross-sections of a foetus in various positions in the uterus. Line engraving, 1791, by W. Taylor after F. Birnie, after W. Smellie.

  • Smellie, William, 1697-1763.
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May 6th 1791
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561823i
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Foetuses in utero: four figures showing cross-sections of a foetus in various positions in the uterus. Line engraving, 1791, by W. Taylor after F. Birnie, after W. Smellie. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (17, Paternoster Row) : Published as the Act directs by C. Cooke, May 6th 1791.

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 35.6 x 21 cm

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Anatomical tables illustrative of the theory and practice of midwifery. See the System. Plate 4. Reduced from Smellie's tables by Frederick Birnie, anatomical draughtsman to the late Dr. William Hunter, and engraved by William Taylor

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