An account of a monster
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Title
An account of a monster
Subject
Excerpts
Mitchell, John Kearsley, 1793-1858
Conjoined twins
Description
In 1821, Philadelphia physician John Kearsley Mitchell met and examined Aké, a Chinese youth with a partially-formed parasitic twin protruding from his stomach, and sent back this first-hand report from Canton.
Abstract
An account of a monster, by John Kearsley Mitchell, published in The Philadelphia journal of the medical and physical sciences, volume 3
Creator
Mitchell, John Kearsley, 1793-1858
Publisher
M. Carey & Son
Date Created
1821
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Boston Medical Library Rare Books Collection (Serials)
Format
text
Extent
excerpt (2 pages)
Language
English
Type
text
Identifier
DigID0002557
Provenance
Formerly in the library of Dr. Abel Lawrence Peirson (1794-1853)
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Files
Collection
Citation
Mitchell, John Kearsley, 1793-1858, “An account of a monster,” OnView, accessed October 4, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/12611.