TULP, Nicolaas (1593-1674). Observationum medicarum, libri tres. Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1641.

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TULP, Nicolaas (1593-1674). Observationum medicarum, libri tres. Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1641.

8o (152 x 99 mm). 14 full-page and 1 vignette engravings in text. Contemporary vellum (a bit worn). Provenance: Herbert McLean Evans (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION. "Nicolaas Tulp -- best known today as the subject of Rembrandt's painting 'The anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp' -- made numerous contributions to anatomy and pathology in this work... Tulp was the first European writer to use the term 'Orang-outang'" (Norman 2114). NLM/Krivatsy 12007; Waller 9715; Willems 1155.

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