Surgical Operations on Tumours with Cases and Operations

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Title

Surgical Operations on Tumours with Cases and Operations

Subject

Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856
Plates (illustrations)
Frontispieces (illustrations)
Textbooks

Description

Based on years of study and examination of patients and specimens, this compendium of Dr. John Collins Warren's research was intended to help physicians distinguish between different kinds of tumors and growths. Specimens from several of the cases described in this volume were eventually housed in the Warren Anatomical Museum.

Abstract

Illustrated plate which serves as a frontispiece for Dr. John Collins Warren's (1778-1856) Surgical Operations on Tumours with Cases and Operations, showing open cancer of the face.

Creator

Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856

Publisher

Crocker and Brewster

Date Created

1837

Rights

The Harvard Medical Library does not hold copyright on all materials in this collection. For use information, consult Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu

Access Rights

Access to the original work depicted requires advance notice. Contact Public Services at chm@hms.harvard.edu for additional information

Is Part Of

Warren Library of the Harvard Medical Library (1.Mw.1837.W)

References

Available online here through the Medical Heritage Library

Format

image

Extent

1 illustrated plate

Language

English

Type

still image

Provenance

Gift of Dr. John Collins Warren to the Harvard College Library, 1837, and transferred to the Harvard Medical Library, 1915

Files

http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/file_upload/tumoura.gif

Collection

Citation

Warren, John Collins, 1778-1856, “Surgical Operations on Tumours with Cases and Operations,” OnView, accessed April 26, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12790.