Etching of the injected breast

Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842

12 x 20 cm.

anatomia:RBAI063_0007

Dissection of the breast, shown in isolation. Skin divided and removed to show adipose tissue and lactiferous ducts injected and distended with mercury. Lateral view.

Part of the book: Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842. A system of dissections : explaining the human body, the manner of displaying the parts, and their varieties in disease. The second edition. Edinburgh: Printed [by and] for Mundell and Son ...; and for J. Johnson ...; and Longman and Rees ..., London, 1799-1805.

Breast
Adipose Tissue

A system of dissections : explaining the human body, the manner of displaying the parts, and their varieties in disease