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CHESELDEN, William (1688-1752). The Anatomy of the Humane Body. London: Printed by S. Collins, 1722.
8o (196 x 118 mm). Advertisement leaf bound at end. 31 engraved plates (plate XXXI loose in textblock). (M2 with 2-inch tear affecting a few letters, some marginal dampstaining.) Contemporary calf (rebacked, repaired at corners). Provenance: Norwich and Norfolk United Medical Book Society (library stamps on title-page, lending information leaf adhered to front pastedown).
Second edition. A pupil of Cowper, Cheselden began a new era in the history of surgery by introducing the formal and regular teaching of anatomy as a prerequisite to surgical practice. His Anatomy of the Humane Body, first published in 1713, with its surgical applications, physiological data, and emphasis on superficial parts and extremities, was a true surgical anatomy. It remained a standard textbook for the next 100 years. Cheselden's teachings and influence produced an outstanding line of disciples and successors (Percival Pott, the Hunters and Astley Cooper, to name a few), who made England the surgical center of the world for nearly a century. See Garrison-Morton 390.
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Second edition. A pupil of Cowper, Cheselden began a new era in the history of surgery by introducing the formal and regular teaching of anatomy as a prerequisite to surgical practice. His Anatomy of the Humane Body, first published in 1713, with its surgical applications, physiological data, and emphasis on superficial parts and extremities, was a true surgical anatomy. It remained a standard textbook for the next 100 years. Cheselden's teachings and influence produced an outstanding line of disciples and successors (Percival Pott, the Hunters and Astley Cooper, to name a few), who made England the surgical center of the world for nearly a century. See Garrison-Morton 390.