Torso Medical Anatomy by Bourgery. N.H. Jacob lithograph c1850

$135.00

Side View, spine and rib cage antique print. Jacob lithograph for Jean Marc Bourgery.

Superb original lithograph by Delaporte after the drawing by Nicolas Henri Jacob (1782-1871), for the comprehensive anatomy textbook Traité complet de l’homme de l’anatomie (Complete Treatise of the Anatomy of Man) published in Paris between 1831 and 1854 by French anatomist Jean-Baptiste Marc Bourgery (Orleans 1797-1849 Paris). Bourgery published the first volume in 1831. He completed his treatise, but publication was not completed until 5 years after his death. Bourgery’s role model and mentor was anatomist-paleontologist Georges Cuvier.

The full page size is 42 x 32 cm (16.5 x 12.5 inches).