Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1530.5

ALFRED ARMAND LOUIS MARIE VELPEAU (1795 – 1867). Manuel d’anatomie chirurgicale, générale et topographique. Bruxelles: Société typographique belge, 1838. First Edition 522 p., [2] folded leaves of plates; 19 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1521

One of the great Paris surgeons of the 19th Century. Aggressive and adventurous, he was among the first to attack aneurysms of the large vessels. This manual on anatomy for surgeons was popular but is now scarce.

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John Martin M.D. Endowment