M0001645: Engraving of a blood transfusion from a dog (canine) to a patient (human), circa 1692
- Date:
- 06 February 1931
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/15/40
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
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Also known as
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Transfering blood of a dog into a patient, circa 1692.
Description
Reproduction of an engraving depicting a patient having his blood let from his right arm, while the blood of a dog is transfused into his left arm (xenotransfusion). Underneath the image is a diagram of the instruments used for the blood transfusion. The original engravings are from page 28 in Lamzweerde, Johannes Baptista (fl. 1657-1686) Appendix... ad amramentarium chirurgicum, Leyden: Boutesteyn, 1692.
Publication/Creation
06 February 1931
Physical description
2 photographs sheet film negative; 12.5 x 10 cm photographic print; 11.8 x 7.7 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesEPB/B/47569Location Status Access Closed stores