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  • view Boer War: an army officer examines the scarred backs of whipped African deserters. Halftone after J. Finnemore after E. Prater.
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    Boer War: an army officer examines the scarred backs of whipped African deserters. Halftone after J. Finnemore after E. Prater.

    Prater, Ernest, active 1900. | Reference: 23692i
  • view Boer War: first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Colenso. Process print after J.J. Waugh.
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    Boer War: first aid to the wounded on the battlefield at Colenso. Process print after J.J. Waugh.

    Waugh, J. J. | Reference: 22131i
  • view Outlines of the lectures on surgery / delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, bart at St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals.
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    Outlines of the lectures on surgery / delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, bart at St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals.

    Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841 | Date: 1822
  • view Two soldiers carrying a wounded comrade off the battlefield. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.
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    Two soldiers carrying a wounded comrade off the battlefield. Coloured lithograph by C. de Lasteyrie after J.H. Marlet, 1817.

    Marlet, Jean-Henri, 1770-1847 | Date: [1817] | Reference: 20118i
  • view Ambulance lectures : or What to do in cases of accident or sudden illness / by Lionel A. Weatherly.
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    Ambulance lectures : or What to do in cases of accident or sudden illness / by Lionel A. Weatherly.

    Weatherly, Lionel A. (Lionel Alexander), 1852- | Date: [1880]
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    Medical staff on board a hospital ship. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586527i
  • view The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.
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    The death of Sir Philip Sidney at the battle of Zutphen. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 18594i
  • view Crimean War: appalling conditions as seen in the interior of the Russian Hospital in Sebastopol. Wood engraving after E.A. Goodall, 1855.
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    Crimean War: appalling conditions as seen in the interior of the Russian Hospital in Sebastopol. Wood engraving after E.A. Goodall, 1855.

    Goodall, Edward A | Date: 6 October 1855 | Reference: 21289i
  • view Elements of surgery / by Robert Liston.
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    Elements of surgery / by Robert Liston.

    Liston, Robert, 1794-1847 | Date: 1831
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    Royal Naval armoured ambulance breakdown in the Caucasus. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586181i
  • view The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.
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    The good Samaritan pouring oils on a wounded half-dead man. Line engraving by P. Casteels after S. Rosa.

    Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673 | Reference: 17912i
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    Medical officers tending the leg of a wounded reclined patient on board a hospital ship. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

    | Date: [1919] | Reference: 586525i
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    A soldier receiving treatment from the surgeon at a battlefield. Coloured lithograph by G. David after A. de Marbot.

    Marbot, Alfred de. | Date: 1814 | Reference: 20085i
  • view An further inquiry concerning constitutional irritation, and the pathology of the nervous system / by Benjamin Travers.
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    An further inquiry concerning constitutional irritation, and the pathology of the nervous system / by Benjamin Travers.

    | Date: 1835
  • view A system of surgery / by Charles B. Ball [and others] ; edited by Frederick Treves.
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    A system of surgery / by Charles B. Ball [and others] ; edited by Frederick Treves.

    | Date: 1896-1898
  • view Reminiscences of a medical life : with cases and practical illustrations / By Jonathan Toogood.
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    Reminiscences of a medical life : with cases and practical illustrations / By Jonathan Toogood.

    Toogood, Jonathan, 1784-1870. | Date: 1853
  • view Gunshot injuries, their history, characteristic features, complications, and general treatment : with statistics concerning them as they have been met with in warfare / by Sir T. Longmore.
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    Gunshot injuries, their history, characteristic features, complications, and general treatment : with statistics concerning them as they have been met with in warfare / by Sir T. Longmore.

    | Date: 1895
  • view A physician bandaging the hand of a boy, who is surrounded by his large family. Heliogravure by Dujardin after P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret.
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    A physician bandaging the hand of a boy, who is surrounded by his large family. Heliogravure by Dujardin after P.A.J. Dagnan-Bouveret.

    Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929 | Reference: 21872i
  • view The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk away. Line engraving by L. Masson after G. Freman.
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    The good Samaritan tending to a wounded man while a priest and Levite walk away. Line engraving by L. Masson after G. Freman.

    Freman, G | Reference: 17902i
  • view Outlines of military surgery / by Sir George Ballingall.
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    Outlines of military surgery / by Sir George Ballingall.

    Ballingall, George, 1780-1855 | Date: 1844
  • view Franco-Prussian War: the wounded being taken to Strasbourg Cathedral. Wood engraving.
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    Franco-Prussian War: the wounded being taken to Strasbourg Cathedral. Wood engraving.

    | Reference: 21810i
  • view A treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gun-shot wounds / by the late John Hunter.
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    A treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gun-shot wounds / by the late John Hunter.

    Hunter, John, 1728-1793 | Date: 1812
  • view Franco-Prussian War: after the battle of le Bourget with and the removal of wounded soldiers. Photo-aquatint by Goupil & Co., 1870, after A. de Neuville.
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    Franco-Prussian War: after the battle of le Bourget with and the removal of wounded soldiers. Photo-aquatint by Goupil & Co., 1870, after A. de Neuville.

    Neuville, Alphonse Marie de, 1835-1885 | Date: 1870 | Reference: 21925i
  • view Observations on wounds, and their complications by erysipelas, gangrene and tetanus : and on the principal diseases and injuries of the head, ear and eye / by the Baron D.J. Larrey ; tr. from the French by E.F. Rivinus.
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    Observations on wounds, and their complications by erysipelas, gangrene and tetanus : and on the principal diseases and injuries of the head, ear and eye / by the Baron D.J. Larrey ; tr. from the French by E.F. Rivinus.

    Larrey, D. J. (Dominique Jean), baron, 1766-1842 | Date: 1832
  • view A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
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    A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614 | Reference: 22470i
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