1898 Colour Print. A wonderful and very educational medical print entitled
' The Human Body '
Subtitled :-
' Dissection of The Chest and Contents of The Chest Cavity '
You can fold back the chest wall which then shows fold back and moveable parts, and is accompanied by a printed tissue guard (5 cm or 2 inch tear to this tissue guard, repairable from the reverse) listing the contents including:
1. Represents the the Skin Section before Dissection
2. The Great Muscles of the Chest Wall
3. A Representation of what is revealed when the chest wall down to the ribs and upper part of abdominal wall have been removed
4. Upper Lobe of the Right Lung
4a & b Middle and Lower Lobe
5 & 5a Left Lung, upper and lower lobe
6. Left Ventricle of the Heart
7. Left Auricle of The Heart
8. Arch of aorta and 9 on its branches to head and neck
10. Great Veins to Right side of heart from head and neck
11. Representation of what is seen when lung is cut into, near branches of main bronchial tubes
12. The Diaphragm
13. The liver and 14. The Stomach
H. is on the larynx and K is on the thyroid
There is a description of the model on the separate tissue guard.
The rib cage has been folded back to reveal moveable lungs etc but all the moveable parts are unable to be shown on scan.
It is in fairly good condition considering the moving parts and the age, 109 years old. There is a little age yellowing which is a feature of items of great age. It is on paper with a blank reverse. It measures 200 x 120 mm ( 8 x 4.75 " ) approx. plus titled borders. There is a repaired hole to one of the borders, and there is glue residue on the back of the print - does not affect the front..