Original Antique Maps and Prints. Description: This scarse / rare large original old / antique medical / anatomy print / plate originates from Goverd Bidloo's landmark work titled:'Anatomia Humani Corporis' (1685).
The same plates were also used in:'Anatomia Corporum Humanorum' by William Cowper, 1739. This plate is from the 1685 ed. Artists and Engravers: Made by'Gerard de Lairesse' after'Govert Bidloo'. Gerard or Gerard de Lairesse (1640/1641 - 1711) was a very talented Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist. Govert Bidloo or Govard Bidloo (1649 - 1713) was a Dutch Golden Age physician, anatomist, poet and playwright.
He was the personal physician of William III of Orange-Nassau, Dutch stadholder and king of England. Subject: Antique print, titled:''T. Tabula Sexagesimaoctava: This anatomy plate shows the muscles and bones of the fore arm. Depicted are Radius, Ulna etc. Original legend sheet available on request (if available due to legends of 2 plates being on 1 sheet). Plate and image in very good condition. Paper edges partly uncut and irregular with small tears, browned. Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 34.5 x 51 cm. The image size is ca. Size (in inch): The overall size is ca.13.6 x 20.1 inch. 10.2 x 16.5 inch. Medium: Copperplate engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Location: B27-45 SKU: TPC 67054.1 Section: COWPER-BIDLOO-1685.
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