History Of Medicine Collection (page 6)

Anatomical illustration
2625599 Anatomical illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'Isagogae breues, perlucidae ac uberrimae, in anatomiam humani corporis a communi medicorum academia usitatam' by)

Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius
3586027 Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius; (add.info.: Medal depicting Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of books on human anatomy

James Syme
3586118 James Syme; (add.info.: Portrait of James Syme (1799-1870) a pioneering Scottish surgeon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Sebastien Vaillant
3586044 Sebastien Vaillant; (add.info.: Portrait of Sebastien Vaillant (1669-1722) French botanist. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
3586032 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin; (add.info.: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) a French pharmacist and chemist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

William John Wills
3585963 William John Wills; (add.info.: Portrait of William John Wills (1834-1861) a British surveyor, trained surgeon and second-in-command of the ill-fated Burke

Charles James Blasius Williams
3585970 Charles James Blasius Williams; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles James Blasius Williams (1805-1889) an English physician. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Melchior Sebitz
3585741 Melchior Sebitz; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving of Melchior Sebitz (1578-1674) a French academic and physician. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Thomas Wakley
3586430 Thomas Wakley; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Wakley (1795-1862) an English surgeon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A cartoon commenting on the fashionable revival of phrenology, 19th century
5311366 A cartoon commenting on the fashionable revival of phrenology, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1878); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Siamese twins, one boy and one girl, 16th century
5311328 Siamese twins, one boy and one girl, 16th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon depicting men commenting on being vaccinated against cowpox
5309435 Cartoon depicting men commenting on being vaccinated against cowpox; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting men commenting on being vaccinated against cowpox)

19th century Japanese acupuncture chart, 19th century
5309454 19th century Japanese acupuncture chart, 19th century; (add.info.: 19th century Japanese acupuncture chart. Dated 19th century 01/02/1860); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a urine sample, 15th century
5311640 A woodcut engraving depicting a physician examining a urine sample, 15th century; Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a cervical massage: a child being massaged using the Bela Weiss system, 19th century
5311613 An engraving depicting a cervical massage: a child being massaged using the Bela Weiss system, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for Jensen's Cod Liver Oil
5309404 Advertisement for Jensen's Cod Liver Oil; (add.info.: Advertisement for Jensen's Cod Liver Oil. Cod liver oil is a dietary supplement derived from liver of cod fish)

Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler
5309451 Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler. An inhaler is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs)

Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription, 19th century
5309356 Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a country doctor making up a prescription)

Engraving depicting a human heart, 18th century
5309305 Engraving depicting a human heart, 18th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a human heart. Dated 18th century 01/02/1764); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting a woman affected with Goitre
5309304 Engraving depicting a woman affected with Goitre; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a woman affected with Goitre. Goitre is the swelling of the neck resulting from an enlarged thyroid gland)

Engraving depicting E. Barnard's Opsiometer for testing eyesight, 19th century
5311414 Engraving depicting E. Barnard's Opsiometer for testing eyesight, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1888); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century
5311418 An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century
5311416 An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a young girl waiting to see a doctor in the poor working district, 19th century
5311238 An engraving depicting a young girl waiting to see a doctor in the poor working district, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a man suffering from gout, 19th century
5311202 An engraving depicting a man suffering from gout, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1876); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century
5311199 An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the exterior of Middlesex Hospital at the junction with Berners Street
5310624 An engraving depicting the exterior of Middlesex Hospital at the junction with Berners Street. The hospital opened in 1745 and building completed in 1835

An engraving depicting an infirmary at St. Cyr military college, 19th century
5310622 An engraving depicting an infirmary at St. Cyr military college, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Anatomical Illustration
2626863 Anatomical Illustration; (add.info.: Anatomical illustration from 'Anatomia del corpo humano' 1559 by Juan Valverde de Amusco (1525-ca. 1588).); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Doctor in treatment, 1899 (engraving)
2626806 Doctor in treatment, 1899 (engraving); (add.info.: A Board of Health doctor in a New York tenement, a wood engraving by W. A. Rogers 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Medicine almanac
2626740 Medicine almanac; (add.info.: By the end of the 19th century, at least one patent medicine almanac was printed for every two Americans)

The microscopic structure of cells
2626843 The microscopic structure of cells; (add.info.: Rudolph Virchow (1821-1902) is regarded as perhaps the greatest medical scientist of the nineteenth century

The female pelvis
2626817 The female pelvis; (add.info.: The female pelvic anatomy. From Andreas Vesalius' De Corporis Humani Fabrica, 1543.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A medicine show
2626767 A medicine show; (add.info.: French cartoon shows a long line of people, with more arriving by stagecoach and railroad, at a medicine show where a quack with a lion's head)

Medicine almanac
2626738 Medicine almanac; (add.info.: By the end of the 19th century, at least one patent medicine almanac was printed for every two Americans)

Medicine almanac
2626735 Medicine almanac; (add.info.: By the end of the 19th century, at least one patent medicine almanac was printed for every two Americans)

A successful Hip-joint amputation
2626724 A successful Hip-joint amputation; (add.info.: Private George W. Lemon, from George A. Otis, Drawings, Photographs)

Micrographia
2626680 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Micrographia' 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

Micrographia
2626677 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Micrographia' 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

Micrographia
2626673 Micrographia; (add.info.: Illustration from 'Micrographia' 1665; by Robert Hooke, 1635-1703. Hooke's observations through various lenses)

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626595 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a fox, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a veterinary anatomical book)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626565 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

Shi si jing fa hui
2626563 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

Shi si jing fa hui
2626559 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

Shi si jing fa hui
2626544 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, 18th (engraving)
2626254 A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, 18th (engraving); (add.info)

Shi si jing fa hui
2626539 Shi si jing fa hui; (add.info.: Illustration from the Japanese & Chinese edition (1716) of 'Shi si jing fa hui'

A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, 18th (engraving)
2626252 A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery, 18th (engraving); (add.info)

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The history of medicine is a fascinating journey through time, filled with peculiar practices and groundbreaking discoveries. In the medieval era, physicians relied on the bizarre urine wheel to diagnose illnesses, believing that different colors and odors indicated specific diseases. The haunting image of the plague doctor in 17th-century artwork reminds us of the devastating Black Death that ravaged Europe, while trepanation depicted in 14th-century art showcases an ancient surgical technique involving drilling holes into the skull. Satirical artwork from centuries ago humorously portrays barber-surgeons performing surgeries alongside their usual hair-cutting duties. A medical zodiac diagram from the 15th century reveals how astrological signs were once believed to influence health conditions. Moving forward to France in the 18th century, we encounter another depiction of a plague doctor donning a beaked mask as protection against contagious diseases. Even prescriptions did not escape satire; satirical artworks mockingly portrayed doctors prescribing absurd remedies for various ailments. Notable figures like Louis Pasteur revolutionized medicine by discovering germ theory and developing vaccines against deadly diseases like rabies. Artistic representations also shed light on medical research throughout history. "The Research" by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida captures scientists tirelessly studying under dim candlelight, symbolizing their relentless pursuit of knowledge. Amidst these historical moments are depictions of everyday life: an artwork showcasing a rat flea transmitting the Black Death highlights one aspect of this devastating pandemic's impact on society, while satirical illustrations reveal comical attempts at treating foot corns or exploring animal magnetism – an outdated belief in healing powers transferred between humans and animals. As we delve into the captivating history of medicine through art and artifacts, it becomes evident how far humanity has come in understanding and combating illness. From peculiar practices rooted in superstition to groundbreaking scientific breakthroughs, our journey through medical history continues to shape modern healthcare practices today.