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Engraved anatomy plate showing several views of temporal bones and a skull, with labelled lines pointing to anatomical features.

The descriptive atlas of anatomy : a representation of the anatomy of the human body / by Noble Smith.

A black-and-white engraved plate with several views of human temporal bones, labelled with fine lettering and pointer lines. Top left and right show external and internal surfaces of the left temporal bone, with a fetal skull and a detached skull with cracked vault at the bottom. Shown in detailed line hatching on a white page.

Artist
Smith, E. Noble (Eldred Noble), 1847-1906
Date
1880
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3137 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1880.
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

Español: Láminas de anatomía del hueso temporal y del cráneo

Una lámina grabada en blanco y negro con varias vistas de huesos temporales humanos, con rotulación fina y líneas indicadoras. Arriba se ven superficies externa e interna del hueso temporal izquierdo, y abajo un cráneo fetal y un cráneo con la bóveda fracturada.

Português: Pranchas de anatomia do osso temporal e do crânio

Uma prancha gravada em preto e branco com várias vistas de ossos temporais humanos, com legendas finas e linhas indicadoras. No alto, aparecem as superfícies externa e interna do osso temporal esquerdo; embaixo, um crânio fetal e um crânio com a abóbada fraturada.

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