Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1015

JOHANN GOTTLIEB WALTER (1734-1818) Observationes anatomicae. Apud Gottlieb Augustum Lange 1775 [viii] lxxxvii pp., 13 plates (part fold.), 2 accompanied by duplicate outline plates. 43.6 cm.

A skilled anatomist and dissectionist, Walter held the chair of anatomy at Frankfurt am Main and founded a huge anatomical museum later purchased by the University of Berlin. The present work deals with developmental anomalies, such as conjoined twins, supernumerary limbs, and abnormalities in blood vessels and viscera. The nine large engravings are drawn from original dissections.

Gift of John Martin, M.D.