Anatomy Collection (page 9)

Skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus daswoni), 1912. This supposed fossil was discovered near Lewes, Sussex, in 1912 by Charles Dawson, a local solicitor and amateur archaeologist

Model of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Artist: Dr Smith Woodward
Model of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Model as reconstructed by Dr Smith Woodward. Dark areas are from the original fossil, the light are the restored areas

Taungs Ape-Man. Artists drawing of Australian anatomist and ethnologist Grafton Elliot Smiths (1871-1937) idea of the appearance of a young Australopithecus Africanus

William Hare, murderer and body snatcher. Hare (1790-1860) was an accomplice of William Burke (1792-1829) in a series of at least 15 murders

William Burke, Irish murderer and body snatcher. An accomplice of William Hare (1790-1860) in a series of at least 15 murders

Relationship of the organs of the body, the Humours and signs of the Zodiac, 1508. For example, Leo sole house of the Sun governs the heart - hence the term Lion-Hearted

Greek statue of a male torso, 5th century BC

Roman copy of a Greek statue of a male torso

Charles Bell (1774-1842), Scottish surgeon and anatomist. Bell made several discoveries in the field of neurology. Bells Palsy (a facial paralysis) is named after him

Pierre Belon (1517-1564) French naturalist, 1553. Belon aged 36. In 1546-1549 Belon undertook an extensive scientific journey through Greece, the Middle East, Egypt and Arabia

Four studies of horses legs, c1500. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Four studies of horses legs, c1500. From the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Anatomy of the eye, 1572. Illustration showing the structure of the eye from an edition of Optica thesaurus a work on optics by the Arab mathematician Alhazen (Abu Ali al-Hasan Ibn Alhasan)

Anatomy lecture at Padua, Italy, 1483. The professor remains in his chair, while the demonstrator, right, points out the progress of the dissection with a stick

William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
William Bowman, English anatomist, surgeon and ophthalmologist, 1884. Bowman (1816-1892) was born at Nantwich, Cheshire. After five years at Birmingham General Hospital

Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting body, 1543
Title page of Andreas Vesalius De Humani Corporis Fabrica, showing Vesalius dissecting a body, 1543

Late 16th century anatomy theatre, Jacques de Gehyn the Elder, 1633. Artist: Jacques de Gehyn the Elder
Late 16th century anatomy theatre by Jacques de Gehyn the Elder, 1633. From Dutch translation by Vopiscus Plemp of Barthelemy Cabrol Anatomical Alphabet, Amsterdam, 1633. Engraving

Anatomical illustration, 1564. Creator: Heinrich Lautensack
Anatomical illustration, 1564. From Des Circkels unnd Richtscheyts, auch der Perspectiva und Proportion der Menschen und Rosse, kurtze, doch grundtliche underweisung desz rechten gebrauchs

Skull in profile to right, 1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Skull in profile to right, 1645

Male torso from neck to hip in profile to left, 1645. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Male torso from neck to hip in profile to left, 1645

Sectioned skull in profile to left with the left side of the cranium removed, 1651

Ecorche head of a man in profile to left, 1660. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Ecorche head of a man in profile to left, 1660

Two eyes and two heads, 1644-52. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
Two eyes and two heads, 1644-52

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