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Engraving of a flayed standing anatomical figure with one arm raised, showing muscles, against a hilly landscape, labelled Tab XXVII.

Anthropologia nova, or, a new system of anatomy. Describing the animal oeconomy, and a short rationale of many distempers incident to human bodies : in which are inserted divers anatomical discoveries, and medicinal observations, with the history of the parts illustrated with above fourscore figures, drawn after the life and to every chapter a syllabus of the parts describ'd, for the instruction of young anatomists / by James Drake ... [Appendix].

An engraved anatomical plate shows a standing male figure with skin removed to reveal the musculature, one arm raised and the other extended, against a faint hilly landscape. The plate is labelled Tab XXVII at upper right, and the page has a dark border along its edge.

Artist
James Drake
Date
1707
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2508 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1707.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Figura anatómica con músculos expuestos, de Anthropologia nova de Drake (1707)

Una lámina anatómica grabada muestra una figura masculina de pie, sin piel, con los músculos a la vista, un brazo levantado y el otro extendido, ante un paisaje ondulado y tenue. La página lleva la indicación Tab XXVII en la esquina superior derecha.

Português: Figura anatômica com músculos expostos, de Anthropologia nova de Drake (1707)

Uma lâmina anatômica gravada mostra uma figura masculina em pé, sem pele, com a musculatura exposta, um braço erguido e o outro estendido, diante de uma paisagem de colinas suaves. A página traz a indicação Tab XXVII no canto superior direito.

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