Sagittal Cross-Section of the Brain

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Zoom in — Sagittal cross-section of the encephalon.

(Plate 27.)

Artist

Name:: Jacob, Nicolas-Henri
Dates:: 1782-1871
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Science & Technology
Technique:: Lithograph
Lithographer:: Leroux, A.
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Biblothèque interuniversitaire Santé Médecine, The Internet Archive
Observations:: Printed by Lemercier, Bénard et Cie.

Book

Title:: Traité complet de l'anatomie de l'homme, vol. 3
Authors:: Bernard, Claude; Bourgery, Jean-Marc
Publisher:: Paris: L. Guérin et Cie., 1867-1871
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Description:

Hand-colored anatomical plate showing the head of a man seen from the side with part of the skull cut away along the sagittal plane, so that a cross-section of the brain is exposed while the face remains mostly unaffected.

The caption reads in the original French: Coupe de l’encéphale sur le plan médian.

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