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Anatomical plate with eight numbered views of a human heart, some exterior and some cut open to show chambers, red muscle and pale vessels, with a small cross-section at center.

Human heart dissection plates, Atlas of human anatomy (1878)

A colored anatomical plate titled Tab. XVI showing eight numbered views of a human heart, including exterior and cut-open chambers with red muscle and pale vessels. Figures are arranged on a cream page with labeled lines, and a small cross-section ring appears at center.

Artist
Carl Ernst Bock
Date
1878
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2667 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1878.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Maps and Cosmos19th century1870s1878medical illustrationchromolithographlithographanatomical platecross-sectionvintage science

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