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"A Man of Commanding Presence": Dr. James Henry Etheridge Papers and Exhibition

Dr. James Henry Etheridge as a young man

The Medical Historical Library is pleased to announce a gift of the papers of 19th century physician, obstetrician, and gynecologist Dr. James Henry Etheridge.  The papers are a donation from the estate of Margaret Grant Young, 2017. Learn more about Dr. Etheridge. 

 

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Today we are sharing a first round of images from the recently acquired anatomical atlas, El cuerpo del hombre ó La anatomia y la fisiologia humanas, puestas al alcance de todas las clases de la Sociedad, por el Dr. Galet. This rare first Spanish edition was translated (from the French original) by Dr. Jose Trullas y Gea and Dr. Mariano Garcia Huerta, and published between 1843 and 1846. Galet’s was a popular work that placed anatomy and physiology “within the reach of all classes of society.” Here are a few images of skulls we selected from over 193 lithographs in the spectacular atlas. #anatomy #anatomicalillustration #anatomicalart #anatomical #medhist #histmed #lithography #physiology #skulls #iloveskulls #rarebooks #medicalhistory #librariesofinstagram “The Improved Stomach Pump” in action on the frontispiece of Edward Juke’s Remarks on the Invention of the Stomach-Pump (1835). In his work Jukes goes to great lengths claiming himself as the original inventor of the stomach-pump and suggests, “It should rather be named, The method of saving Life, in cases of Poisoning, by Mechanical means.” #medical #medicalhistory #histmed #medhist #stomach #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #libraries #stomachpump We happened upon a beautiful anatomical flap illustration this week, titled The Connexion of the Organs of Sight & Hearing, engraved for John Harrison Curtis’s Treatise on the Physiology and Diseases of the Eye (1835). Curtis (1778-1856) was a London-based aurist who wrote several books and founded the Royal Dispensary for Diseases of the Ear in 1816. In his Treatise, Curtis writes, “whoever considers the nature of the eye and the ear, and the intimate relation which they have to each other, will see the necessity and propriety of their diseases being treated in conjunction.” #flapanatomy #flapbooks #flapbookfriday #anatomy #audiology #ophthalmology #eye #ear #hearing #sight #histmed #medhist #librariesofinstagram Today we are celebrating the birthday of everyone’s favorite polymath, Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519). During his lifetime da Vinci produced many anatomical sketches, but they were unpublished and unfortunately not discovered until hundreds of years after his death. The drawings are considered far ahead of their time—for example, da Vinci is thought to be the first to accurately represent the human embryo’s position within the uterus. These images are from the title, Leonardo da Vinci: corpus of the anatomical studies in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle (1978-80), a collection of facsimiles of Leonardo’s anatomical studies. #davinci #leonardodavinci #anatomy #anatomical #anatomicalart #embryo #uterus #medhist #histmed #librariesofinstagram