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Drawing of the head and neck, lateral view
This is one of the several hundred original drawings produced by H. F. Aitken and eventually published in Warren's handbook. The text accompanying this illustration states, "The side of the skull has been cut away; the brain has been removed leaving…
Anatomy : descriptive and surgical
With dissections by Henry Gray, lecturer on anatomy, and H. V. Carter, demonstrator of anatomy at Saint George's Hospital, London, Gray's Anatomy quickly became a standard text for medical students. It first appeared in the U.S. in 1859 and became…
Warren's handbook of anatomy
The lineal descendant of John Warren and John Collins Warren, John Warren (1874-1928) received a degree from the Medical School in 1900; he became a professor of anatomy at Harvard and was noted for his dissection work. During the last years of his…
Teaching watercolor of capillaries
After sketches by J. C. Warren
Teaching watercolor of capillaries
After sketches by J. C. Warren
Teaching watercolor of capillaries
After sketches by J. C. Warren
Teaching watercolor of capillaries
After sketches by J. C. Warren
Student notes on anatomy
The Harvard Medical School student in the 1890s attended anatomy lectures four times each week, with additional hours devoted to practical anatomical dissection. Ralph C. Larrabee, who received a medical degree from Harvard in 1897, preserved his…
Teaching watercolor of skin disorder on the back of the neck, and of a star-shaped open wound
Possibly from a local Boston patient
Teaching watercolor comparing the break of a human humerus at the sixth week of recovery to three broken dog tibias on the tenth and eighteenth days of recovery
After Edward Stanley's Illustrations of the effects of disease and injury of the bones, plates 23 and 24
Teaching watercolor of four views of a badly healed fracture of the femur
Possibly of a local Boston patient
Teaching watercolor of the reparation of fractures, resulting in both united and ununited fractures
After Edward Stanley's Illustrations of the effects of disease and injury of the bones, plate 23
Teaching watercolor of a radius and tibia after fracture, and of a fracture of the cranium with a portion of the bone removed by a trephine
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints, plate 32
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the clavicle
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 1
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the acromion process of the scapula
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 3
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the neck of the scapula
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 4
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the coracoid process of the scapula
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 2
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the neck of the humerus immediately below the tubercles and above the insertions of the pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, and teres major muscles
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 5
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the humerus immediately above the condyles
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 8
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the shaft of the humerus
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 6
Teaching watercolor showing dislocations and a fracture at the elbow
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 440 and 463
Teaching watercolor of elbow dislocations
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 1, liv. 9, pl. 4
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the coronoid process of the ulna and of a fracture of the olecranon process of the ulna
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 9
Teaching watercolor of fractures at the neck and at the center of the radius
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 10
Teaching watercolor of fractures of the radius and ulna
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 11
Teaching watercolor of fractures in the radius and ulna near the wrist and fractures of the fingers
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 12
Teaching watercolor showing two views of the crural arch on the left side, one with bones and ligaments only, and the other with the addition of muscles, nerves, and vessels
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, The Groin, pages 85 and 87
Teaching watercolor of healthy and injured femurs
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints, plates 12 and 13
Teaching watercolor of damaged femurs
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 139, 146, 148, 134, 147, and 150
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the great trochanter of the femur
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 13
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the femur between the shaft and the head near the hip
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 14
Teaching watercolor of three badly healed injuries to the femur
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints, plate 14
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the femur immediately above the condyles
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 17
Teaching watercolor of two ununited fractures of the femur
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 129 and 173
Teaching watercolor of a fracture of the femur below the trochanter minor
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 15
Teaching watercolor of fractures of the patella
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities, plate 18
Teaching watercolor of fractures in the tibia and fibula
After George W. Hind's Fractures of the bones of the extremities plate 19
Teaching watercolor of osteonecrosis and shattered bone which caused amputation of the limb
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 304 and 307
Teaching watercolor of a forward dislocation of the ankle and of the anatomy of the jaw
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842) pgs. 341 and 257
Teaching watercolor of the dislocation of the ulna at the elbow
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), page 450
Teaching watercolor of a dislocation of the scapular extremity of the clavicle and a partial dislocation of the shoulder
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 357 and 406
Teaching watercolor of a dislocation of the sternal end of the clavicle and a dislocation of the humerus at the shoulder
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), page 351, and Fractures of the bones of the extremities by the same author, plate 29
Teaching watercolor of shoulder dislocation
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints, plates 21 and 22
Teaching watercolor of woman with a dislocated shoulder
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), page 364
Teaching watercolor of the dislocation of the radius
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 452 and 459
Teaching watercolor of the dislocation of the elbow and wrist
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pg. 459 and 484
Teaching watercolor showing a damaged pelvis and femur
After Astley Cooper
Teaching watercolor of damage to the femur and pelvis caused by a dislocated femur
After Astley Cooper's A treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints (A New Edition, Much Enlarged, 1842), pages 86 and 87
Teaching watercolor of bones affected by rickets
After Edward Stanley's Illustrations of the effects of disease and injury of the bones, plate 20
Teaching watercolor of osteomalacia
After Samuel Solly's Remarks on the pathology of mollities ossium, plates 7 and 8, as printed in Medico-chirurgical transactions (series 2, vol. 9, 1844)
Teaching watercolor of bone neoplasms
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 1, liv. 20, plate 1
Teaching watercolor of circumscribed abscesses in bones
After Edward Stanley's Illustrations of the effects of disease and injury of the bones, plates V and VI
Teaching watercolor of the degeneration of the tibia and marrow caused by syphilis
After Philippe Ricord's Traite complet des maladies veneriennes, plate 28 bis.
Teaching watercolor of the superficial bursae over the joints of the fingers and toes
After James Syme's The Principles of Surgery, plate 12
Teaching watercolor of deformed feet
After Vincent Duval's Traite pratique du pied-bot, page 24, and Jean Marc Baptiste Bourgery's Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, plates H, J, and L
Teaching watercolor of clubfeet
Probably after Vincent Duval's Traite pratique du pied-bot, Charles Phillips's Die subcutane Durchschneidung der Sehnen, oder, Die Operationen, welche zur Heilung der Klumpf
Teaching watercolor of clubfeet
After Vincent Duval's Traite pratique du pied-bot, and Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery's Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme
Teaching watercolor of clubfeet
After Vincent Duval's Traite pratique du pied-bot, Charles Phillips's Die subcutane Durchschneidung der Sehnen, oder, Die Operationen, welche zur Heilung der Klumpf
Teaching watercolor of the bones of clubfeet
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 1, liv. 2, pl. 4
Teaching watercolor of the muscles of clubfeet
Probably after Vincent Duval's Traite pratique du pied-bot, Charles Phillips's Die subcutane Durchschneidung der Sehnen, oder, Die Operationen, welche zur Heilung der Klumpf
Teaching watercolor of an extremely distorted spine affected by scrophulous caries, cut away to show that the spinal canal is free and regular in its form despite the deformity
After J. Shaw's Engravings illustrative of a work on the nature and treatment of the distortions to which the spine and the bones of the chest are subject, plate 1, figure 6
Teaching watercolor showing a severely distorted spine and ribs
After John Shaw's Engravings illustrative of a work on the nature and treatment of the distortions to which the spine and the bones of the chest are subject, plate 4
Teaching watercolor of the effects of tuberculosis on the spine
After Auguste Nelaton's Recherches sur l'affection tuberculeuse des os, plate 2
Teaching watercolor showing a cross section of the vertebrae in an angular curvature of the spine
After Robert Druitt's The principles and practice of modern surgery, page 317
Teaching watercolor showing a severe bend in the spine with the ankylosis of five vertebrae and a healed spine that suffered from fracture and dislocation
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 1, liv. 4, pl. 4
Teaching watercolor of ankylosis and curve of the spine as found in an elderly individual
After John Shaw's Engravings illustrative of a work on the nature and treatment of the distortions to which the spine and the bones of the chest are subject, plate 1, figure 5
Teaching watercolor of the later stages of hip disease, showing the apparent shortening of the leg on the diseased side
After Robert Druitt's The principles and practice of modern surgery, page 269
Teaching watercolor of the effect of a twisted curvature of the spine in females
After Sir Charles Bell's Practical Essays, vol. 2, pages 125 and 126
Teaching watercolor of stomach neoplasms
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 2, liv. 37, pl. 3
Teaching watercolor of an ovarian cyst
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 1, liv. 5, pl. 3
Teaching watercolor showing diseases of the rectum
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 2, liv. 25, pl. 3
Teaching watercolor of rectal disease and neoplasms
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 2, liv. 33, plate 1
Teaching watercolor of four cases of intussusception of the intestines and rectum
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 2, liv. 21, pl. 6
Teaching watercolor of a dissection of the inguinal region
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, plate II
Teaching watercolor of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Hernia, plate 3
Teaching watercolor of the internal surface of the abdominal parietes
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Hernia, plate 4
Teaching watercolor of the spermatic cord going through the inguinal canal and the testis resting in the scrotum
Possibly after Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body
Teaching watercolor of the testis before and immediately after its descent
After Thomas Blizard Curling's A practical treatise on the diseases of the testis, pages 57 and 60
Teaching watercolor of the structure of the crural ring in the groin
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, The Groin, plate 5, figure 1
Teaching watercolor showing the circular dilation of the internal abdominal ring and the changed position of the epigastric artery caused by an inguinal hernia
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, figures no. 4 and 5
Teaching watercolor of the sheath of the fascia transversalis of the spermatic cord
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, figure no. 2
Teaching watercolor of major vessels of the hip
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, The Groin, nos. 3 and 6
Teaching watercolor of umbilical hernias
After Jean Cruveilhier's Anatomie pathologique du corps humain, vol. 2, liv. 24, pl. 6
Teaching watercolor of inguinal hernias in male patients
After Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery's Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, plate 34
Teaching watercolor of indirect and direct inguinal hernias
After Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery's Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, plate 38 bis.
Teaching watercolor of the external signs of various types of hernias in females
After Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery's Traite complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, vol. 7, plate 36
Teaching watercolor of an existing congenital hernia on the same side and in the same sheath as an accidental hernia
After J. B. D. Demeaux's Recherches sur l'evolution du sac herniaire suivies de considerations chirurgicales sur les complications auxelles il pent donner lieu, plate 7
Teaching watercolor of hernia in the testis
After J. B. D. Demeaux's Recherches sur l'evolution du sac herniaire suivies de considerations chirurgicales sur les complications auxelles il pent donner lieu, plate 8
Teaching watercolor showing an oblique inguinal hernia where the two sacs are beside each other
After J. B. D. Demeaux's Recherches sur l'evolution du sac herniaire suivies de considerations chirurgicales sur les complications auxelles il pent donner lieu, plate 4
Teaching watercolor showing an inguinal hernia where one sac is within the wall of the other
After J. B. D. Demeaux's Recherches sur l'evolution du sac herniaire suivies de considerations chirurgicales sur les complications auxelles il pent donner lieu, plate 6
Teaching watercolor of a congenital hernia and an infantile hernia in male subjects
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, pages 281 and 284
Teaching watercolor of the tunica vaginalis and the vessels of the spermatic cord from a scrotal hernia
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, figures no. 6 and 11
Teaching watercolor of inguinal hernia
After J. B. D. Demeaux's Recherches sur l'evolution du sac herniaire suivies de considerations chirurgicales sur les complications auxelles il pent donner lieu, plate 1
Teaching watercolor of the coverings of the sac of an oblique or external inguinal hernia
After Thomas George Morton's The surgical anatomy of the principal regions of the human body, Inguinal Herniae, plate 5