Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1482

JOSEPH SWAN (1791-1874) A demonstration of the nerves of the human body. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green 1830 [6] 36 pp., [50] plates. 65.5 cm.

Swan, anatomist and surgeon to Lincoln County Hospital for many years, was a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and sat on its council for nearly forty years. His principal work was Treatise on diseases and injuries of the nerves (London, 1830) in which he covered injury, inflammation, and tumors of the nerves and discussed the mechanisms of pain and healing of damaged nerves. In 1820 the Royal College of Surgeons instituted a Collegiate Triennial Prize for the best essay in anatomy or physiology. The first two awards were made to Swan for his research on the nervous system, which is the subject of the present work. The three main sections include the autonomic nervous system, the cranial nerves, and the spinal nerves. Each of the twenty-five magnificently engraved plates are accompanied by a duplicate in outline and a leaf of descriptive letterpress.

Gift of John Martin, M.D.