Historical Anatomies

Images from the NIH's Historical Anatomies on the Web and other sources; from Vesalius to Albinus to Gray's Anatomy. Images are in the public domain.

Albinus's Diaphragm and Transversus Abdominus drawings

Albinus's Diaphragm and Transversus Abdominus drawings

A good image to contemplate when doing lessons using the see-saw breathing motion.

The leg from Cheselden

The leg from Cheselden

The leg from Cheselden's "Osteographia"--a delightful name for a skeletal anatomy book.

Eyes and nervous system

Eyes and nervous system

From the NIH's Historical anatomies on the web: Ame Bourdon's Nouvelles tables anatomiques of 1678.

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Albinus, rear view of the skeleton

Albinus, rear view of the skeleton

From Albinus and Wandelaar, 1749; posted on the web by the NIH's Historical Anatomies on the Web project.

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