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Engraved anatomical plate of an opened human torso showing lungs, liver and intestines, with numbered labels and the caption TAB XXI.

Anatomy of the human body, plate XXI, by William Cheselden

An engraved anatomical plate shows a human torso opened to reveal the lungs, liver, and coiled intestines, with numbered reference labels along its edges. Fine cross-hatched lines model the flesh and organs against a pale page, with the plate marked TAB XXI at top-left.

Artist
William Cheselden
Date
1740
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2719 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1740.
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