"The anatomical atlases of Albinus are notable for the beauty of the figures, which were mostly drawn and engraved by Jan Wandelaar (1690-1759). None of the illustrations were drawn free-hand, but were measured and brought down to scale, and it has been stated that Albinus spent 24,000 florins on illustrations. He was a native of Frankfort-on-the-Oder, and studied at Leyden, where he was a pupil of Boerhaave, and at Paris. He lectured on anatomy and surgery at Leyden, and from 1721 held these chairs at that University. Albinus edited the works of Harvey, Fabricius and Eustachius, and wrote a large number of books" (John Thornton Medical Books, Libraries and Collectors, 1949, pp. 73-74)

The anatomical plates for Eustachius's Anatomy were first engraved in 1552 but the work was never completed and the plates remained unpublished until 1714 (see note to lot 224). This edition has been reworked to include Albinus' extensive commentaries while the plates have been re-engraved by Jan Wandelaar with outline plates added. Despite dampstaining to the text, this is an appealing uncut copy.