Plate 32

Bagg, William

35 x 27 cm.

anatomia:RBAI081_0033

Breast, shown in isolation, in 8 numbered illustrations. 3 illustrations of intact breasts, showing examples of a nulligravid woman, a woman at 9 months gestation, and 3 weeks postpartum. 1 illustration of breast divided in cross-section to show nipple, lactiferous ducts, suspensory ligaments and adipose tissue. 1 illustration of breast dissected to show lactiferous ducts. 3 diagrams of the nipple and ducts.

Drawn on the stone by William Bagg, under the direction of Sir Erasmus Wilson. Lithographed by William Fairland.
Part of the book: Quain, Jones, 1796-1865. The viscera of the human body : including the organs of digestion, respiration, secretion, and excretion : in a series of plates, with references and physiological comments. Edited by Jones Quain and W.J. Erasmus Wilson. London: Taylor and Walton, 1840.

Wilson, Erasmus, Sir, 1809-1884
Fairland, William

Breast
Nipples

The viscera of the human body : including the organs of digestion, respiration, secretion, and excretion : in a series of plates, with references and physiological comments. Edited by Jones Quain and W.J. Erasmus Wilson