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Dissection Collection

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomy / Sole of Foot

Anatomy / Sole of Foot
First and second stages of the dissection of the sole of the foot

Background imageDissection Collection: Rembrandts Dissection

Rembrandts Dissection
An anatomical demonstration

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical drawing of musculature, side view

Anatomical drawing of musculature, side view
Secunda Musculorum Tabulae (Anatomical drawing of musculature, side view) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris

Background imageDissection Collection: Scientist working with a ragworm specimen

Scientist working with a ragworm specimen
Scientist dissecting a ragworm specimen, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDissection Collection: Vesalius Demonstrates

Vesalius Demonstrates
Vesalius demonstrating

Background imageDissection Collection: Medical / Anatomy C16

Medical / Anatomy C16
Anatomy demonstration. Date: 16th Century

Background imageDissection Collection: RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY

RECOGNITION AT AUTOPSY
A surgeon about to perform an autopsy recognises the dead woman lying on the table Date: 1899

Background imageDissection Collection: VESALIUS/TRADE CARD

VESALIUS/TRADE CARD
ANDREAS VESALIUS Belgian anatomist, active in Italy Date: 1514 - 1564

Background imageDissection Collection: Precautions taken against the plague in Japan, 1908

Precautions taken against the plague in Japan, 1908
An example to India: exterminating the microbe-carrying rat. Remarkable precautions taken against the plague in Japan. Photographs include sorting

Background imageDissection Collection: Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson

Dr Deijmans Anatomy Lesson
Engraving after a painting by Rembrandt, showing a physician looking in detail at deceased mans brain

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomy, inner arm dissection post-mortem

Anatomy, inner arm dissection post-mortem
Superficial view of the arm on the inner side, with the parts undisturbed. Date: 1867

Background imageDissection Collection: VESALE DISSECTS CORPSE

VESALE DISSECTS CORPSE
Andre Vesale, an anatomist, born in Brussels, dissects a corpse. Date: circa 1530

Background imageDissection Collection: Andrea Vesalio. De humani corporis fabrica

Andrea Vesalio. De humani corporis fabrica
Vesalius, Andreas (1514-1564). Brabantian anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica. Oil

Background imageDissection Collection: Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach

Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach
Tab II. Naked male on a plinth with cross section of stomach Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John

Background imageDissection Collection: Naked man on plinth with cross section of muscles

Naked man on plinth with cross section of muscles
Praelectio secunda - Tab I. Naked man on plinth with cross section of side and shoulder muscles Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical drawing of the human body

Anatomical drawing of the human body
An anatomical drawing of the human body, showing muscles, nerves and internal organs

Background imageDissection Collection: Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms

Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms
History of medicine. Drawing from a study of anatomy. Human muscles of the arms. 18th century

Background imageDissection Collection: Nervous system Leonardo da Vincis drawing. 15 th century

Nervous system Leonardo da Vincis drawing. 15 th century. Leonardo studies the central nervous system in the ox brain an ingenious technique allows him to reproduce the shape of the brain ventricles

Background imageDissection Collection: Cardiovascular system Leonardo da vincis drawing

Cardiovascular system Leonardo da vincis drawing
Cardiovascular systems drawing. In 1513 Leonardo da Vinci to study the heart and the circulatory system through animal dissections. Windsor, Royal Library 19073, 1510-1513

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical drawing of musculature

Anatomical drawing of musculature
Septima Musculorum Tabula (Anatomical drawing of musculature) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis, scholae medicorum Patauinae professoris

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical drawing of a human skeleton

Anatomical drawing of a human skeleton
Humani Corporis ossium caeteris quae sustinent partibus liberorum suaque sede positorum (Anatomical drawing of a human skeleton side view) Source: Andreae Vesalii Bruxellensis

Background imageDissection Collection: Macropoma lewesiensis, an extinct coelacanth fish

Macropoma lewesiensis, an extinct coelacanth fish
Restoration of one of the last coelacanth fishes (Macropoma lewesiensis). It lived in the clear water chalk seas of sourthern England 85 mya, and grew to about 60 cm in length

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical Theatre C16

Anatomical Theatre C16
Anatomy in the 16th century as depicted in Bartholinus Eustachius works. It looks as though dogs are enjoying the unwanted organs

Background imageDissection Collection: Eugene-Louis Doyen / Sem

Eugene-Louis Doyen / Sem
EUGENE-LOUIS DOYEN French medical Date: 1859 - 1916

Background imageDissection Collection: VALUE

VALUE
Human Anatomy. Digestive system. Engraving

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomical drawings; dissection

Anatomical drawings; dissection Source: La dissection des parties du corps humain divisee en trois livres / faictz par Charles Estienne

Background imageDissection Collection: Parts of the head

Parts of the head
Tab VII - Praelectio secunda. A head and other diagrams showing parts of the head Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Background imageDissection Collection: Title page - frontispiece - Portrait of John Browne

Title page - frontispiece - Portrait of John Browne
Title page and frontispiece of work - Portrait of John Browne Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John

Background imageDissection Collection: View of male from side

View of male from side Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body, as they arise in dissection by Browne, John, 1642-ca. 1700

Background imageDissection Collection: Male on plinth viewed from rear

Male on plinth viewed from rear
Praelectio Quarta - Tab XV. Male on plinth viewed from rear, with cross section of back muscles Source: Myographia nova, or, A graphical description of all the muscles in the humane body

Background imageDissection Collection: Cuttlefish dissection drawing

Cuttlefish dissection drawing
Table LI, taken from Bibel der Natur byJan Swammerdamm

Background imageDissection Collection: Dissected male Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab

Dissected male Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A dissected male mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening testes. Specimen was collected from the River Thames

Background imageDissection Collection: Dissected female Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab

Dissected female Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A dissected female mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening ovaries. Specimen was collected from the River Thames

Background imageDissection Collection: Lamna nasus, porbeagle shark

Lamna nasus, porbeagle shark
Specimen of a porbeagle sharks head on the dissection table outside the Tank Room of the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDissection Collection: Scientist at work at The Natural History Museum, London

Scientist at work at The Natural History Museum, London
Accurate identification of copepod crustaceans is a time consuming task for specialists, requiring meticulous sorting, dissection, and the use of high resolution microscopy

Background imageDissection Collection: Hyacinth Bulb

Hyacinth Bulb
A hyacinth bulb cut in two, with a section clearly showing the leaves and flower inside the bulb. Date: 1960s

Background imageDissection Collection: First Dissection Pic

First Dissection Pic
This is said to be the earliest depiction of an anatomical dissection

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomy / Base of Skull

Anatomy / Base of Skull
Base of the skull and second views of the orbit

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomy / Hands / 1867

Anatomy / Hands / 1867
Superficial and deep views of the palm of the hand

Background imageDissection Collection: Anatomy / Side of Neck

Anatomy / Side of Neck
The anatomy of the side of the neck behind the sternomastoid muscle

Background imageDissection Collection: Dissection of upper torso, showing the heart

Dissection of upper torso, showing the heart
A dissection of the upper torso of a human body, showing the heart, lungs, veins and arteries

Background imageDissection Collection: Students Dissecting 1880

Students Dissecting 1880
Young female students at the Faculty of Medicine in Paris dissect a body as part of their practical work



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