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William Burke's Confession
In this handwritten note, William Burke confesses to his murders.
Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by Harvey Cushing
From Yale library of medicine, this drawing depicts the approach to the trigeminal ganglion for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia – bony removal
Traumatic brain injury operation by Harvey Cushing
From the Yale Library of Medicine, this drawing depicts a traumatic brain injury operation on cerebral cortex
Three portraits shown for their phrenological exemplarity: Gall, Eustache and Chauffron.
Phrenological chart of Gall, Eustache, and Chauffron. Gall was a German anatomist and physiologist who created phrenology. According to the Wellcome Library, Eustache was a "a slave from the Dominican republic who came to be awarded a 'prize for…
Three heads showing phrenological traits associated with insanity: a mentally defective person, a mad woman, and the murderer P.F. Lacenaire
The image shows three examples of phrenologic traits associated with insanity. On the left is a mentally defective person, and in the middle is a mad woman. The final sketching is of French murderer P.F. Lacenaire.
THORAX & NECK, larynx, thyroid, & lungs injected
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The interior of a dissecting-room
Picture of the inside of a dissecting room depicting the chaos of multiple people crammed into one room conducting multiple dissections
The anatomy of the abdomen
Detailed engraving showing the anatomy of the abdomen, showing the kidneys, the intestines
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, the principle docter on the right, is painted to be explaining the anatomy of the hand. The musculature of the arm is illustrated by medical students are all gathered around the cadaver, with full focus on the professor.